MOSCOW, July 30. /TASS/. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has reported another drone attack on two tankers near its terminal close to Novorossiysk, resulting in a renewed suspension of oil shipments, the company's press service reported.
TASS has collected the main facts known so far.
CPC statement
On July 30, 2026, at 1:48 a.m. Moscow time (10:48 p.m. GMT on the previous day), a terrorist attack hit the motor tanker NISSOS SIFNOS under the Marshall Islands flag carrying a cargo from Tengizchevroil (a Chevron company), while under crude oil loading at CPC single point mooring SPM-3, the consortium reported.
The UAV attack near the crude oil-receiving manifolds caused a fire on the cargo deck. The tanker crew extinguished the fire with a help of three CPC support vessels.
