A massive explosion has shaken the Caspian Sea, sending a fireball shooting into the sky. The incident occurred near an oil and gas field off the Azerbaijan coast in the Caspian Sea. The state oil company has said that none of its platforms had been damaged.
The cause of the unforeseen blast was not determined immediately, but Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has said that information indicated that the cause was a mud volcano.
The Caspian Sea is known for having several such volcanoes, which...