France, Jan. 29 -- Having left the Russian port of Taman on 21 August, 2025, the Mersin- a tanker operated by Turkish shipping company Besiktas - first stopped in Togo before arriving in Senegalese waters.

In a video seen by RFI, filmed the day after the incident on 28 November 2025, damage to the hull of the Mersincan be seen in four places - two on the port side and two on the starboard side - which caused the ship to take on water in its engine room.

The holes, the largest of which is more than a metre wide, reveal the ship's partially damaged piping.

The images suggest the ship was sabotaged using strategically placed explosive devices.

According to several military experts, the precise nature of the holes, their location below th...