During an underwater inspection of part of the gas carrier’s hull, divers discovered foreign objects attached to magnets near the engine room that resembled explosive devices

The Arrhenius gas carrier was supposed to to be loaded and then head to the Turkish port of Samsun

According to Russia’s Federal Security Service, the explosive devices were attached in the area of the engine room

Russia’s FSB security service said Monday that it thwarted an attempted “terrorist attack” after its agents allegedly discovered magnetic explosives attached to the hull of a…

During an underwater inspection of part of the gas carrier’s hull, divers discovered foreign objects attached to magnets near the engine room that resembled explosive devices

Russia said it found mines attached to a gas carrier arriving from Belgium at the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region.

Alexey Malyshev assessed that the explosives were probably planted when the ship was sitting higher in the water