The ship departed the Ukrainian port of Izmail on September 18 bound for Ravenna, Italy, according to the Romanian Naval Authority. It caught fire inside Romania’s exclusive economic zone, approximately 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe, near the Pescăruș oil platform. Romanian officials evacuated three injured sailors by helicopter and recovered one body from a life raft during the search-and-rescue operation.
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Russia Sank Turkish Grain Ship and Killed Captain, Zelensky Says
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The Royad Mammadov, a cargo vessel carrying corn through neutral waters in the Black Sea, was hit by drones and sank, resulting in the death of the ship's captain, Romanian and Ukrainian officials reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky attributed the sinking to a strike by two Russian drones and called for international pressure on Moscow to ensure the security of global food supplies and maritime navigation. A crew consisting of 10 Azerbaijanis and 3 Indians saw 11 members rescued by Romanian rescue teams, while two died and one sailor remains missing.
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