Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- Romania reported that the grain ship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in its exclusive economic zone, killing two people and leading to the rescue of 11 crew members.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed two Russian drones for striking the civilian vessel, while Romania did not identify the cause of the fire.
- The ship carried Ukrainian corn from Ukraine toward Italy, and its crew included Azerbaijani and Indian citizens.
- The sinking followed other reported attacks on foreign-flagged commercial vessels in the Black Sea.
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One dry cargo sank after the attack, another was hit by a fire and a drone attack on two merchant ships near Bulgaria, causing additional risks not only to vessels linked to Ukraine but also to international commercial shipping in the Black Sea, which is described by RBK-Ukraine with reference to the publication of the Bulgarian publication NOVA. The drones attacked ships on international Atak routes around 03:00 on 6 October, about 70-80 nautic…
"We see that the war is intensifying," said Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev, without accusing Ukraine or Russia of being behind the attack on two ships in his country's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea on Monday night.
Crew of ship missing after drone attacks on 2 commercial vessels in Black Sea near Bulgaria
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said two commercial vessels were struck by drones on Tuesday in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
Drone attacks on two cargo ships in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria have dropped at least one ship.
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