Two ships ablaze in Romanian Black Sea waters, 7 sailors missing
Rescuers searched for missing crew after the Wine Trader and Yara J caught fire, with officials saying 23 sailors have been lost in recent Black Sea strikes.
- On Thursday, eight crew members were missing after a fire broke out on the San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader approximately 13 nautical miles southeast of Sulina off Romania's Black Sea coast.
- Suspected Russian drones have hit multiple ships near Romania and Bulgaria since last week in a spillover from the Ukraine war, renewing concerns about security in critical Black Sea shipping lanes.
- Earlier, the Comoros-flagged tanker Yara J caught fire off Sulina on Wednesday, though the crew extinguished the blaze themselves; Defence Minister Radu Miruta confirmed an investigation is underway.
- Rescuers continue searching for 11 crew members missing from Tuesday's strike on the Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship Dignity, while Bulgaria requested NATO support to strengthen surveillance and response capabilities.
- British finance minister John Healey urged nations at Thursday's International Monetary Fund meetings to tighten sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, warning that disruptions threaten the global food crisis.
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In the Black Sea off the coast of Romania, the search continues for seafarers from the tanker Wine Trader, where a fire occurred on the morning of 15 October. Five crew members were rescued, seven others reported missing, reported a Europress with reference to updated data from the Romanian Maritime Authority.
Two burning oil tankers, seven missing sailors and a new escalation of tension at the gates of NATO. It is the balance of the accidents that occurred in the night in the Black Sea, in the waters...
The concern in Romania is acute after the fire on a merchant ship in the Black Sea: seven people are still missing. Research is continuing. This incident is taking place in a context of very high tensions off Romania but also in Bulgaria. Several commercial ships have been affected by drone attacks attributed to Russia.
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