But the Sanchi, carrying nearly 1 million barrels of a gassy, ultralight oil bound for South Korea, burst into flames. However, the condensate oil readily evaporates or burns off in a fire, reducing the chance of a major spill. He said that Israeli jets struck part of the tunnel and that a new set of sophisticated “tools” destroyed the rest. Sunday’s operation marked the third such tunnel Israel has destroyed in two months. If it had slid any further, the plane would have probably plunged into the Black Sea in the Turkish province of Trabzon.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2018 22:30 UTC