A Sailor Dies After a Ukraine-Bound Tanker Catches Fire Off Romania as Officials Probe War Link
Romanian authorities are investigating the strike as a possible drone attack after evacuating all 17 crew members and reporting one sailor died from injuries.
- A sailor injured when a Ukraine-bound tanker ship caught fire off Romania's Black Sea coast has died.
- The ship, named Gas Lisbon, was sailing across the Black Sea toward Ukraine when it was struck, and the entire 17-member crew was evacuated.
- Romanian authorities are investigating a possible link between the incident and Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Sibiga discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway the intensification of the Russian attacks in the Black Sea and PoAndrei Sibiga held a telephone conversation with Espen Bart Eide. The parties discussed the intensification of Russian attacks on civilian shipping and strengthening defense cooperation.
Russia is holding global food security hostage: Ukraine FM Sybiha urges UN action over Black Sea strikes - The Tribune
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of using attacks on civilian shipping to threaten global food security, saying the strikes were disrupting grain exports through the Black Sea at the height of the harvest season. Ukraine has thus requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on July 27 to discuss the attacks.
BUCAREST, Romania (AP) — A sailor who was injured when a tanker bound for Ukraine caught fire off the Romanian coast of the Black Sea is dead, Romanian media reported on Thursday, while authorities are investigating a possible...
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A sailor dies after a Ukraine-bound tanker catches fire off Romania as officials probe war link
A sailor injured when a Ukraine-bound tanker ship caught fire off Romania’s Black Sea coast has died, Romanian media reported Thursday.
In the Black Sea, in recent days, mutual attacks by Russia and Ukraine on civilian cargo ships have increased.
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