A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country. The 30 crew members were rescued, leaving the LNG-laden carrier to drift between Malta and Libya for nearly three weeks. Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Saturday that it would collaborate with Italian group Eni to fetch the wrecked vessel. “Managing this environmental threat is fully achievable,” NOC said in a statement. “It will be towed safely to one of the Libyan ports following coordination with the relevant authorities.”

Source: Libya Today March 22, 2026 09:16 UTC