LNG Tanker Iberica Knutsen grounded outside Mukran Port, Germany, on May 22, 2025, and though it was quickly set free, environmentalists and activists are criticising Germany’s LNG terminals.
Critics say that German LNG terminals were rushed as Berlin moved quickly to establish them after Russia attacked Ukraine, so it could begin gas imports from the U.S and other nations.
The Norwegian tanker was constructed in 2006 and operated by Knutsen Group. It was...