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Turkish grain vessel sinks after drone attack near coast of Romania.
On 5 October 2026, the Turkish-owned cargo ship Royad Mammadov, sailing under the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag, was struck by one or more drones while travelling from Izmail, Ukraine, to Ravenna, Italy, in Romania’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. The vessel caught fire and eventually sank, killing two crew members, while 11 were rescued, three of whom were injured, and one person remained missing. Romanian authorities had not established the cause of the fire or publicly identified a perpetrator, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attributed the attack to two Russian drones, describing it as a strike on a civilian vessel carrying corn. The incident occurred roughly 20 miles from the Romanian coast and near the Pescăruș offshore platform, adding to a series of drone-related security incidents in the Black Sea region.
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On 5 October 2026, the Turkish-owned cargo ship Royad Mammadov, sailing under the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag, was struck by one or more drones while travelling from Izmail, Ukraine, to Ravenna, Italy, in Romania’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. The vessel caught fire and eventually sank, killing two crew members, while 11 were rescued, three of whom were injured, and one person remained missing. Romanian authorities had not established the cause of the fire or publicly identified a perpetrator, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attributed the attack to two Russian drones, describing it as a strike on a civilian vessel carrying corn. The incident occurred roughly 20 miles from the Romanian coast and near the Pescăruș offshore platform, adding to a series of drone-related security incidents in the Black Sea region.