Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- 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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In the Black Sea, a ship sank aboard after a fire. According to reports, the freighter was hit by a drone. Ukrainian President Selenskyy speaks of a "terrible attack" by Russia.
Romania says two dead after fire on ship, Ukraine blames Russian drones
Two people died and others were rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea outside Romania’s territorial waters, Romanian authorities said on Monday, as Ukraine blamed Russian drones for the incident. Romania’s interior ministry said 11 crew members of the ship which sank had been rescued. The country’s Naval Authority said the […]
Romania says 2 dead after fire on ship in Black Sea; Ukraine blames Russian drones
Two people died and others were rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea outside Romania's territorial waters, Romanian authorities said, as Ukraine blamed Russian drones.
Two people died after a fire hit the ship Royad Mammadov in the Black Sea, outside the territorial waters of Romania, said authorities of the country on Monday. According to the country's Ministry of the Interior, 11 crew members of the ship, who sank, were rescued. Read also: Negotiations between the US and Russia on Ukraine include billionaire agreement in the oil sector, says Russian newspaper promises to continue massive attacks on Kiev and …
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The Romanian government announced that two people died after a fire broke out on a ship within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Black Sea...
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