Three commercial vessels struck by drones near Romania's black sea, PM says
Romanian officials said the crews extinguished onboard fires and reported no casualties after the attacks, while investigators linked the incidents to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Luca Niculescu confirmed that drones struck three commercial ships near Romania's Sulina canal, prompting armed forces to scramble fighter jets twice to monitor the area.
- Defence Minister Stefan Radu Oprea identified the struck vessels as Greek-flagged Evia Petrol, bulk carrier Marsol, and Ali Najafov under the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag. Crews controlled fires with no casualties reported.
- Strikes occurred 4 and 5 nautical miles southeast of the canal within Romanian territorial waters. A separate Palau-flagged cargo ship Larissa was hit late on Friday with no casualties.
- Niculescu declared the incidents "unacceptable" and a "violation of international law," attributing the deteriorating security to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, which Russia denies.
- Travelling to Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday, Defence Minister Oprea called for allied solidarity through surveillance aircraft patrols and counter-drone warfare equipment.
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Three merchant ships were attacked by drones on Saturday evening on the Black Sea, near the Sulina channel, one of the tributaries of the Danube in Romania, Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said today.
Drones attacked three merchant ships near Romanian Sulina on the way to Ukrainian Danube ports; fires broke out on all ships.
Romania announced that three merchant ships had been attacked by drones in the Black Sea near the Solina Canal, without casualties, indicating that two combat aircraft had been sent to follow incidents.
Prime Minister Announced: Three Commercial Vessels Were Attacked by Drones Off the Coast of Romania.
Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu announced that three commercial vessels were targeted by drones near the Sulina Canal, which connects the Danube River to the Black Sea. Romanian Defense Minister Stefan Radu Oprea reported that there were no casualties or injuries in the attacks and that the ships' crews had brought the fires under control.
3 ships struck by drones in Black Sea near Romanian shipping canal
Drones have struck three commercial ships in the Black Sea near Romania's Sulina canal, Prime Minister Luca Niculescu said, adding that his armed forces had scrambled fighter jets twice.
Dronovi su napali tri komercijalna broda u Crnom moru blizu rumunjskog kanala Sulina, rekao je premijer Luca Niculescu u nedjelju, dodavši da su rumunjske obrambene snage dva puta podigle borbene zrakoplove. Ministar obrane Stefan Radu Oprea rekao je […] Objava Još tri broda napadnuta dronovima kod rumunjskog kanala Sulina pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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