Gas carrier incident
Arctic Metagaz
3 March 2026
Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and Malta
What happened
Libyan maritime authorities reported explosions and a major fire before the LNG carrier sank. All 30 crew members were rescued.
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- Vessel / facility
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier
- Cargo
- Approximately 61,000 tonnes of LNG
- Attack
- Multiple explosions and fire; vessel sank
- Latitude
- 34.6500°
- Longitude
- 16.0500°
Attribution
Responsibility disputed Russia blamed Ukrainian sea drones; Ukraine did not claim the attack
Approximate marker: about 240 km offshore from Sirte, Libya.