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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Almaty, January 13 (Xinhua) — A tanker carrying Kazakh oil was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles on Tuesday near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in the Black Sea, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) reported.
The ship Matilda, which was attacked, was chartered by the national sea carrier Kazmortransflot, a subsidiary of KMG.
According to KMG, the tanker was scheduled to load Kazakh oil at the CPC terminal on January 18, 2026. On January 13, a drone attack on the vessel resulted in an explosion without subsequent combustion. There were no injuries among the crew.
"According to a preliminary assessment, the vessel remains seaworthy, and no signs of serious structural damage were detected at the time of the initial inspection. A damage assessment is underway," KMG said in a statement.
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