What you’re looking at is not a sunrise – it’s the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning
What you’re looking at is not a sunrise – it’s the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning
As beautiful it is I don’t want to pay more for this oil.
Sweet_Leadership_936 on
Condolences to the captain and crew.
jgilbs on
Awesome, lets drag Russia into this too. Seems like a great idea. /s
Mother-Employment-73 on
Explosion caused by…?
SomethingMildlyFunny on
Alexa play “Here comes the sun”….
BigMax on
Thank god I’m so diligent about turning lights off every time I leave a room, it’s important.
AgitatedPatience5729 on
The poor crew on board.
Scubajay on
Oh no. Anyway….
tolstoy425 on
Can’t believe they were struck by an explosion
uzu_afk on
I mean… wouldn’t sizing it be better? Sounds like free gas…
Hazelbean95 on
A wave hit the ship? Chance in a million
ObsessedSkier on
I saw the pic before i read the caption, and I was like “cool sunrise!”
Doom_hammer666 on
Really guys? It says “No Smoking” right there on the boat
Drenosa on
No wonder my local fuel provider has already added 5 cents to the per litre price. :/
Basedgodblake_ on
So thatsss why BIDEN raised my gas ¢16 in Missouri. /s
OrdinaryDependent396 on
Warms my heart to see.
joelfarris on
“Red sky in the morning…”
Educational_Pass5854 on
Russland verrecke!
X4N710N- on
Nice war crime. Targeting a civilian vessel intentionally.
People supporting this at least lose all their rights to say anything about things like MH17, which was an accident if committed by separatists or Russia.
“During the search effort, survivors were located in a lifeboat within the Libyan Search and Rescue Region. “All crew were reported safely onboard the lifeboat,” the AFM added.”
e2346437 on
Did the front fall off?
Avg_DadBod69 on
Interesting-Bit-2583 on
First pic: Nah that’s just a sunrise/set
Second – fourth pic: nvm that’s definitely an explosion
Spartan2470 on
The source of OP”s images appears to be Christiaan Triebert on Twitter. Per there:
> What you’re looking at is not a sunrise — it’s the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning. Photographed by crew aboard a merchant vessel, via Vanguard Tech.
> LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – The Russian flagged liquefied natural gas tanker Arctic Metagaz is on fire in the Mediterranean with the fate of its crew unknown, shipping and maritime security sources said on Tuesday.
> The vessel, which is under U.S. and UK sanctions, last reported its position as sailing off the coast of Malta on Monday, according to ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform.
> The vessel may have been attacked by a naval drone with Ukraine suspected of carrying out the operation, one of the sources said without providing evidence.
> The vessel’s Russia-based manager LLC SMP Techmanagement, Russian LNG producer Novatek and Russia’s transport ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
> The Security Service of Ukraine separately did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Sick sunrise dude!
Beautiful
Holy Shit and fucking beautiful at once
As beautiful it is I don’t want to pay more for this oil.
Condolences to the captain and crew.
Awesome, lets drag Russia into this too. Seems like a great idea. /s
Explosion caused by…?
Alexa play “Here comes the sun”….
Thank god I’m so diligent about turning lights off every time I leave a room, it’s important.
The poor crew on board.
Oh no. Anyway….
Can’t believe they were struck by an explosion
I mean… wouldn’t sizing it be better? Sounds like free gas…
A wave hit the ship? Chance in a million
I saw the pic before i read the caption, and I was like “cool sunrise!”
Really guys? It says “No Smoking” right there on the boat
No wonder my local fuel provider has already added 5 cents to the per litre price. :/
So thatsss why BIDEN raised my gas ¢16 in Missouri. /s
Warms my heart to see.
“Red sky in the morning…”
Russland verrecke!
Nice war crime. Targeting a civilian vessel intentionally.
People supporting this at least lose all their rights to say anything about things like MH17, which was an accident if committed by separatists or Russia.
this says it’s still sailing [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9543841/mmsi:273262840/imo:9243148/vessel:ARCTIC%20METAGAZ](https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9543841/mmsi:273262840/imo:9243148/vessel:ARCTIC%20METAGAZ)
“Struck by an explosion” ?
Big things, big they burn
I think this ship threw itself out the window.
Fuck Putin.
Its beautiful.
Not a political comment*
https://preview.redd.it/vf72at51cwmg1.jpeg?width=732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=082acf3ed7d35f81b68c24dfe7d68883e687205a
Looks like Teddy’s poster!
Like the *Nostromo* going up at the end of *Alien*.
Crew is alive: [https://gcaptain.com/crew-of-sanctioned-russian-lng-carrier-arctic-metagaz-found-alive-after-fire-incident-off-malta/](https://gcaptain.com/crew-of-sanctioned-russian-lng-carrier-arctic-metagaz-found-alive-after-fire-incident-off-malta/)
“During the search effort, survivors were located in a lifeboat within the Libyan Search and Rescue Region. “All crew were reported safely onboard the lifeboat,” the AFM added.”
Did the front fall off?
First pic: Nah that’s just a sunrise/set
Second – fourth pic: nvm that’s definitely an explosion
The source of OP”s images appears to be Christiaan Triebert on Twitter. Per there:
> What you’re looking at is not a sunrise — it’s the Russian LNG tanker ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO 9243148) struck by a massive explosion in the Mediterranean this morning. Photographed by crew aboard a merchant vessel, via Vanguard Tech.
>2:49 PM · Mar 3, 2026
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/oQaMIKq.jpeg) is a EOS Marine bulletin with the drone warning.
According to [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-flagged-sanctioned-lng-tanker-fire-mediterranean-crew-fate-unknown-2026-03-03/):
> March 3, 2026 1:27 PM ESTUpdated 2 hours ago
> LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – The Russian flagged liquefied natural gas tanker Arctic Metagaz is on fire in the Mediterranean with the fate of its crew unknown, shipping and maritime security sources said on Tuesday.
> The vessel, which is under U.S. and UK sanctions, last reported its position as sailing off the coast of Malta on Monday, according to ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform.
> The vessel may have been attacked by a naval drone with Ukraine suspected of carrying out the operation, one of the sources said without providing evidence.
> The vessel’s Russia-based manager LLC SMP Techmanagement, Russian LNG producer Novatek and Russia’s transport ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
> The Security Service of Ukraine separately did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9243148
It’s beautiful
I wouldnt blame a super intelligence for wiping out humans. All we do is mess up earth.
The poor ocean, Russia has it coming but still…
Likely struck by long range sea drone that got a clean hit. Massive explosion from the ship’s payload or fuel.
Eat shit orcs
I thought it was the Komodo 3000
Pretty.
Poor environment 😞
I can’t imagine how I’d react if I was just casually hanging outside and looked over and saw/heard that.
Davey Jones locker for the red fleet.
Big bada BOOM
An angel got their wings
All crew were rescued from the lifeboat from reports
UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH