Libya's Tripoli-based administration announced the start of operations to tow a Russian tanker that was damaged and has been abandoned in the Mediterranean for weeks. The Arctic Metagaz was ferrying about 700 tonnes of fuel and a consignment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia to Egypt when it was hit by a series of explosions on 3 March. The ship is a suspected part of Russia's "shadow fleet" of vessels carrying Russian oil and gas in contravention of international sanctions. The