Turkish oil tanker attacked by drones near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait
Turkish oil tanker attacked by drones near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait - Türkiye Today
Photo shows the crude oil tanker Altura, which is previously operated in the Besiktas Maritime fleet under the name Besiktas Dardanelles, accessed on March 26, 2026. (Photo via VesselFinder)
A crude oil tanker owned by an Istanbul-based Turkish company was attacked early Thursday about 14 miles off the Bosphorus, according to Turkish media reports.
The crude oil tanker Altura, owned by Pergamon Shipping, had departed from Russia and was reportedly attacked by both an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned surface vehicle.
The Altura tanker, belonging to Turkish company Pergamon Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S., departed from the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea. The tanker, reported to be carrying 140,000 tons of oil, was allegedly attacked at around 12:30 a.m. about 14 miles from the Bosphorus.
The tanker, which is under European Union sanctions and classified as a “Shadow Fleet” vessel on MarineTraffic, was reportedly hit by both a drone and …