A New Wave of Attacks in the Black Sea, by Both Ukraine and Russia, Against Commercial Shipping

New Wave of Ship Attacks in the Black Sea January 13, 2026 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the new wave of attacks by both Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea against commercial shipping. #supplychain #ukrainerussiawar #blacksea #tanker #russia #ukraine Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com Drones Hit Three Tankers in Black Sea as Kazakh Oil Production Falls 35%, Sources Say https://gcaptain.com/drones-hit-three... Black Sea security has ‘materially deteriorated’ https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1155912/... Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Qendil’ Runs Aground in Turkey Following Ukrainian Drone Strike https://gcaptain.com/shadow-fleet-tan... Russia-bound tanker reportedly attacked in Black Sea https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156017/... Russian attacks on Odesa kill seafarer on bulker https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156046/... Black Sea attacks intensify with three tankers hit https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156069/...