On the night of February 15, 2 explosions occurred in northern Italy, after which damage was discovered on the oil tanker Seajewel. The ship is currently anchored off the coast of Savona, according to IVG.

Three oil tankers sustained blast damage in separate incidents in the Mediterranean over the last month. These are unprecedented events involving non-military vessels in the region for decades. Investigations are underway to determine the causes of the explosions,

Explosions have struck three oil tankers in different parts of the Mediterranean over the past month, Reuters reported, citing sources in the maritime shipping industry and security services. The causes remain unclear.

Prosecutors in the Italian port city of Savona and an anti-terrorist unit in Genoa are investigating a possible explosion that damaged the hull of the Seajewel oil tanker over the weekend.

Italian authorities are investigating a series of explosions damaging oil tankers, with the latest incident involving the Greek-operated Seajewel off northern Italy. The explosions have primarily affected tankers that recently called at Russian ports.

A Russian-linked oil tanker explodes in an Italian port.