Russian Oil Tanker Suffers Major Hull Damage In Arctic Despite Icebreaker Escort En Route To China
A Russian oil tanker carrying crude to China suffered serious hull damage while sailing through the Arctic Ocean, even though an icebreaker was escorting it.
Russian insurer AlfaStrakhovanie paid 53 million rubles ($638,000) in compensation for the damage, according to sources.
The name of the tanker and the exact date of the accident are not known. AlfaStrakhovanie has not released those details.
Russian state agencies have also largely stopped publishing official safety notices about incidents in Arctic waters since 2026, according to the source material.
The incident is the second recent emergency involving a tanker carrying oil to China and at…