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Fact-check: The article's claims are supported by real-time X posts quoting the Armed Forces of Malta press release confirming the distress incident with Arctic Metagaz and crew safe in a lifeboat in Libya's SAR region. Multiple recent news reports from gCaptain, Times of Malta, and maritime security firms detail the fire on the sanctioned Russian LNG tanker in the central Mediterranean, consistent with the summary. No contradictions found.

Russian-flagged sanctioned LNG tanker on fire in the Mediterranean, sources say

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A Russian-flagged sanctioned LNG tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, according to maritime security sources. Malta's armed forces confirmed the vessel's crew was found safe in a lifeboat within Libya's search-and-rescue region. The incident involves a sanctioned vessel linked to Russia's energy export network, adding to ongoing tensions surrounding Russian energy trade under Western sanctions.

Russian-flagged sanctioned LNG tanker on fire in the Mediterranean, sources say

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