Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- On Monday, the cargo ship Royad Mammadov caught fire following a suspected drone strike near the Pesc platform in the Black Sea.
- The vessel, which departed Izmail, Ukraine, for Ravenna, Italy, was struck around 9 nautical miles from the offshore oil and gas platform.
- Romania's Naval Authority confirmed that two people have died and 13 sailors are missing, while 11 crew members were brought to safety.
- The Maritime Coordination Center requested the Romanian Agency for Lifesaving at Sea to intervene, with multiple rescue ships dispatched to the sinking vessel.
- Rescue operations continue outside Romania's territorial waters as authorities investigate the incident, which occurred while the ship was transporting grain through the Black Sea.
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<p>Drone hit a Turkish grain carrier off the coast of Romania, the ship sank - there are casualties The Turkish ship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank after a drone strike off Romania. Two sailors were killed, 11 rescued.</p>
Breaking news. - Drone reportedly hits ship in Black Sea, killing two and injuring 11
Romanian media are reporting that a drone struck a cargo ship off the Romanian coast, causing a deadly fire that injured 11 people and killed two. Authorities have not confirmed whether an unmanned aerial vehicle was responsible for the fatal blaze.
Two crew members of a ship died in the Black Sea after a fire broke out on the vessel. Eleven crew members were rescued by helicopter, the Romanian Ministry of Interior reports. The ministry has not said what caused the fire, but according to Romanian media, the ship was struck by a drone.
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Two dead after ship catches fire, sinks in Black Sea
The cause of the fire was not given and authorities did not answer questions on whether a drone was involved. The Black Sea has become an increasing battlefield for drone attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war. A Romanian naval spokesperson named the ship as the 139 metre (455 feet) long Royad Mammadov and the interior ministry said it sank about 30 nautical miles south of the fishing port of Sfantu Gheorghe. "At around 11:00, Coast Guard border poli…
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