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Damaged Russian tanker drifting unmanned toward Libya, Italy says

Italy's civil protection service says a Russian tanker hit in a Mediterranean attack last week is drifting without crew toward the Libyan coast.

Published Mar 20, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT | WFMZZ

A Russian tanker badly damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean last week is drifting without crew toward the Libyan coast, Italy's civil protection service said on Friday. Italian authorities are monitoring the unmanned vessel as it approaches Libyan waters.