Italy prosecutors open terrorism probe into Greek oil tanker blasts

Italian authorities opened a terrorism investigation into explosions last weekend that damaged an oil tanker off northern Italy, in the latest of four such incidents in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas in the past month, the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa has said.

Two explosions blew a hole below the waterline of the Greek-operated crude oil tanker Seajewel, while it was anchored on Saturday off the port of Savona-Vado and discharging oil.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the alleged attack on the Seajewel, which, like the other tankers hit by explosions, had recently called at a Russian port.

“We took over the black box, the ship was not seized,” Genoa chief prosecutor Nicola Piacente told Reuters in reference to Saturday’s explosion on the Seajewel.

Read more: Ekathimerini (Greece)