Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
Authorities said 11 crew members were rescued and two people died after the cargo ship caught fire and later sank.
- 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.
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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…
When asked whether the incident was due to a possible drone strike, the Defense Ministry did not immediately respond. The post Romania: Fire breaks out on ship in the Black Sea – Two dead and eleven rescued appeared first on in.gr.
A fire broke out on a Turkish cargo ship off the Romanian coast on Monday after the vessel carrying grain was apparently hit by a drone. Rescuers evacuated 11 people from the ship, including three injured. Two crew members died. The Romanian coast guard said the vessel had started to sink.
Two crew members died and 11 others were rescued after a ship caught fire and sank in the Black Sea, Romania's interior ministry said on Monday.
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