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Ukraine Live: Romania Probes Possible Drone Attack on Tanker
- 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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Second Ship Ablaze Off Romanian Coast as Drone Strikes Mount
·New York, United States
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A merchant ship caught fire near Sulina. Four people have been rescued, and a search is underway by ship and helicopter for eight missing sailors.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Romania has reported that eight people are missing after the fire that was declared on Thursday morning on a San Marino-flagged ship, the latest incident in the Black Sea, where there have been a series of drone attacks. "There were 12 people on board the ship, four of them are safe, while eight are still missing," declared the Romanian Naval Authority in a press release.
·Madrid, Spain
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