Ukrainian authorities seize Russian tanker implicated in seamen’s detention
2 August 2019 Ukrainian authorities seize Russian tanker implicated in seamen’s detention
A Russian tanker, now called Nika Spirit and formerly named Neyma, has been detained by the Ukrainian security services in the port of Izmayil.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it seized a Russian tanker that Moscow allegedly used to block three Ukrainian naval vessels before detaining them and 24 Ukrainian seamen in November 2018 near Crimea.