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.

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.

The tanker suffered hull damage below the waterline.

At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the blasts happening.

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,