Two drones have attacked and damaged the oil tanker Nordic Zenith near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off Russia's Black Sea coast.

Source: Reuters, citing CPC and sources who said the vessel had been chartered by ExxonMobil

Details: A fire broke out on board the tanker following the strike but was later extinguished. Nearby vessels evacuated 13 crew members, while nine chose to remain on board.

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The Nordic Zenith has been removed from the loading schedule. CPC said the vessel was unfit for mooring or loading operations at the terminal.