Romania Blames Russia For Drone That Sinks Cargo Ship; 1 Killed, 3 Missing
BUCHAREST, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating its attacks on NATO’s eastern flank on Friday, after a drone strike sank a cargo ship off the Romanian Black Sea...
The capsized Comoros-flagged oil cargo carrier Khoryv in the black sea, as the Romanian Naval Authority said on Friday it was conducting a search and rescue mission to save the crew of a cargo ship in the Black Sea, close to its territorial waters, October 23, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. ROMANIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY/Handout via REUTERS.
BUCHAREST, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating its attacks on NATO’s eastern flank on Friday, after a drone strike sank a cargo ship off the Romanian Black Sea coast, killing at least one sailor with three still missing.
Video released by Romanian authorities showed only a small part of the hull of the capsized tanker still visible above the waves as it sank. Emergency vessels were searching the surrounding waters for survivors in choppy seas and high wind.
Romania’s naval authority said the Comoros-flagged Khoryv, with a crew of 13 Ukrainian and Azeri sailors, had sent a distress signal 13 nautical miles off Romania’s port of Constanta, just beyond Romanian territorial waters. Nine sailors were rescued from the water, three were missing and one body was recovered.
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