Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, the Turkish-owned cargo ship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in Romania's exclusive economic zone, roughly 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed the incident on a 'horrific strike' by two Russian drones, while Romanian authorities confirmed the blaze but did not identify its cause.
- Rescue teams recovered 11 crew members, including three Indian nationals, while two individuals were found dead. The Indian embassy in Romania confirmed all three Indian nationals are safe, one receiving medical attention.
- Zelenskyy denounced the attack as 'terror' against civilian vessels, stating "Russia consistently chooses terror and sinking civilian vessels instead of normal maritime navigation." He called for international pressure to restore global food security.
- Attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea have more than doubled in six months, creating an increasingly untenable environment for vital grain exports from Ukrainian ports like Izmail.
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A Russian drone attacked a commercial vessel in the Black Sea that was carrying rapeseed oil.
One of the two ships sank and his crew is wanted. These strikes follow the attack of a Turkish cargo ship on Monday, October 5, which Zelensky imputes to Russia.
Two commercial ships, one of which sank according to the Bulgarian sea rescue, were hit by drones on Tuesday in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, announced the government, which convened an emergency meeting. ...
The drones also damaged another merchant ship.
Two commercial ships were hit by drones in the Black Sea, within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, with one sinking and its crew missing. According to available information, this is the first attack on commercial ships in the economic zone of the NATO member state, Euronews reports. The Bulgarian government has called an emergency meeting to deal with the incident. The crew of the sunken ship is missing According to Rumen Nikolov, head of res…
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Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels hit by drones in economic zone
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