Operation to tow damaged Russian tanker off Libya fails due to weather

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CAIRO (AP) — The operation to tow a damaged Russian tanker that has been drifting in the Mediterranean has failed due to harsh weather conditions, Libyan authorities said Thursday. The Arctic Metagaz, which was damaged in a suspected sea drone attack in March, is part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet transporting fossil fuels in violation of international sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The tanker, which is carrying liquefied natural gas, was being towed to a safe zone off the town of