The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say.

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Updated • A Russian-flagged LNG tanker is struck in a suspected drone attack in international waters southeast of Malta • German military marine patrol aircraft circling over the vessel

A Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker sank in the Mediterranean Sea after a series of explosions triggered a massive fire off the Libyan coast, authorities said on Wednesday. All 30 crew

A Russian liquefied natural gas carrier has sunk off the coast of Libya following what authorities in Moscow allege was a Ukrainian drone attack. Libya's Search & Rescue Coordination Centre said on Wednesday that the carrier Arctic Metagaz sank about 130 nautical miles (240 kilometres) north of the port of Sirte.

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker Arctic Metagaz is on fire in the Mediterranean, maritime security sources said on Tuesday, while Malta's armed forces said the vessel's crew had been located safe in a lifeboat within Libya's search-and-rescue region.

An explosion occurred early Tuesday between Malta and Libya involving a vessel allegedly part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”, Times of Malta reported on Tuesday. The vessel