Russian Detainment of Greek-Owned Oil Tanker in Baltic Sea

Russia has detained a Greek-owned oil tanker that departed from an Estonian Baltic Sea port, citing navigation through Russian territorial waters as the reason for the action. The tanker, owned by a Greek company and flying a Liberian flag, was traveling via a designated channel from the Sillamae port.

Russia has detained an oil tanker owned by a Greek company after it departed from an Estonian Baltic Sea port, according to the Estonian Foreign Ministry's statement issued Sunday.

The vessel, utilizing a designated navigation channel from the Sillamae port, allegedly crossed into Russian territorial waters.

The tanker, operated under a Liberian flag, remains in detention as the diplomatic situation unfolds.

(With inputs from agencies.)