{"id":562,"date":"2026-10-15T12:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/2-ships-ablaze-off-romanian-black-sea-coast-search-on-for-missing-sailors-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:15:45","slug":"2-ships-ablaze-off-romanian-black-sea-coast-search-on-for-missing-sailors-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/2-ships-ablaze-off-romanian-black-sea-coast-search-on-for-missing-sailors-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"2 ships ablaze off Romanian Black Sea coast, search on for missing sailors – National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight just outside Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea<\/a>, after Russian drones strayed into national airspace, Romanian officials said.<\/p>\n

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Romanian President Nicusor Dan said the two ships had been struck by drones but declined to say whether they were Russian.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo air drones hit them,\u201d Dan told reporters in Brussels ahead of a summit of EU leaders, adding only a few hours had elapsed since the strikes, and Romania was waiting for more information.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a reaction from the Romanian state,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The two ships hit overnight were both anchored in the Black Sea near the mouth of the Sulina canal leading into the Danube River, a major shipping route used by Ukraine as Russia has attacked Ukraine\u2019s own Black Sea ports. One was in Romanian waters, the other just outside.<\/p>\n

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The incidents follow drone strikes on at least five other cargo ships near the coasts of Romania and neighboring fellow NATO member Bulgaria over the past 10 days. At least 23 sailors were lost from those strikes, which took place just outside NATO\u2019s territorial waters.<\/p>\n

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Romania\u2019s naval authority said it received an emergency alert from the San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader. Seven of its 12 crew were missing and 5 were rescued. The ship was hit 13 nautical miles southeast of the Sulina canal, one mile outside Romanian waters.<\/p>\n

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The interior ministry said it had sent two Black Hawk helicopters to the search and rescue mission, as well as two ships with medical staff on board.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the moment, the rescue cannot be done safely because of very big waves,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Late on Wednesday, the Comoros-flagged chemical and oil tanker Yara J<\/a> also caught fire, 8-10 miles southeast of Sulina, inside national waters. Romanian authorities initially said it was not clear whether it had been attacked. All its crew were safe.<\/p>\n

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