Two ships ablaze in Romanian Black Sea waters, 7 sailors missing
Rescuers are searching for eight missing sailors as officials investigate whether aerial drones caused the fires on two anchored tankers, authorities said.
- 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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2 ships on fire off Romania's Black Sea coast, 7 crew missing
Romanian authorities have launched search and rescue operations in the Black Sea in a bid to find seven missing crew from a chemical tanker that caught fire overnight to Thursday. Another vessel, also a chemical tanker, was also set on fire in the same region some hours earlier, but all its crew is said to be safe. The fires occurred after Russian drones strayed into Romanian airspace, though Romanian officials have so far not explicitly said th…
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.
Two ships ablaze in Romanian Black Sea waters, 8 sailors missing - Regional Media News
BUCHAREST, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Rescuers were searching for eight missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight inside Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea, after Russian drones strayed into Romanian airspace, Romanian officials said. Romanian officials stopped [...]
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Two chemical tankers caught fire on Thursday night. It is not known whether this was an attack.
Romanian authorities have not yet linked the tanker fires to the Russian airstrike, although several drones violated the country's airspace in connection with it at night.
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