Ambrey Intelligence said the incident which struck the Koala vessel comes after other ships with “a similar trading profile” have been damaged by explosions.
The Ambrey maritime experts said the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged tanker suffered explosions in the aft of the vessel while docked in the port of Ust-Luga, Russia.
“Ambrey is aware of recent incidents in which vessels trading from Ust-Luga with a similar trading profile have suffered multiple explosions under the waterline at the aft,” said the security experts.
The vessel’s behaviour aligned with Ambrey’s thresholds for a vessel highly likely to be investigated in connection with future sanctions designation.
A tanker in a Russian port hit by three explosions is suspected to have been damaged by “limpet mines,” according to maritime expert.
