Romanian Authorities Launch Rescue After Another Black Sea Ship Fire Leaves 8 Missing – WTOP News
- Romanian rescuers rushed to help the Comoros Islands-flagged Yara J late Wednesday off Sulina near the Ukraine border as authorities investigate a possible drone attack on the vessel.
- Suspected Russian drones have hit several ships off Romania and Bulgaria since last week, marking the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.
- Defence Minister Radu Miruta stated the ship's crew managed to douse a fire themselves during the incident occurring in Romanian territorial waters.
- Officials told Digi24 that "whether it was struck by a drone or not, an investigation is currently underway," calling the incident a matter of significant gravity in Romanian waters.
- Russian air strikes killed two people in the Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk region early on Thursday, while British finance minister John Healey called for tighter sanctions on Russia-linked shipping to disrupt shadow fleets.
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Comoros-flagged tanker YARA J struck by drone in Romanian waters, fire breaks out – media
The Comoros-flagged tanker YARA J was struck by an unidentified drone approximately 10 nautical miles from the Romanian city of Sulina, resulting in a fire on board that was subsequently brought under control by the crew, Romanian public broadcaster Radio România Constanța reported.
Two Ships Catch Fire in Romanian Black Sea Waters as Eight Sailors Go Missing
Rescuers are searching for eight missing crew members from two chemical tankers that caught fire in Romanian waters of the Black Sea. This incident occurred after Russian drones entered Romanian airspace, although officials did not directly link the fires to those drones. Recently, drone strikes had targeted at least five other cargo ships near Romania […]
Romanian authorities launch rescue after another Black Sea ship fire leaves 8 missing – WTOP News
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast Thursday after a fire broke out on board a ship, leaving eight people missing. Four were rescued. The cause of the fire aboard the San Marino-flagged Wine Trader, a chemical tanker traveling from Tunisia to Romania, was not immediately...
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