Romania Blames Russia for Ship Strike, Sinking
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…
The Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task Group (MCM TG) detects a drifting unmanned maritime system during a routine training exercise with our NATO partners and allies in the Black Sea, July 22, 2026. U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Tomas Jaramillo
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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