Moscow orders ship hull sweeps after surge in mystery blasts

Russia’s state-run port operator FSUE Rosmorport has announced a RUB 3.16 billion ($39.5m) tender to inspect the underwater sections of vessels at key Baltic Sea ports amid mounting concerns over maritime sabotage. The sweeping safety initiative follows a string of mysterious explosions on merchant ships, most recently aboard StealthGas’s ammonia tanker Eco Wizard (pictured) at …

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