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Drone kills 2 on Turkish grain ship
A Turkish grain carrier sank near Romania after a drone strike, with Ukraine blaming Russia for the attack.
What happened
A Turkish-flagged grain carrier sank after a drone struck it in the Black Sea near Romania’s Pescăruș gas platform. Two crew members were killed and 11 rescued, Romanian authorities reported. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attributed the attack to two Russian drones and said the vessel was in neutral waters.
Numbers
- 2 crew memberswere killed in the sinking
- 11 crew memberswere rescued from the vessel
- 20 nautical milesfrom the Romanian coast
Questions
- Where did the vessel sink?
- It went down in the Black Sea near the Pescăruș platform, outside Romania’s territorial waters, after Romanian authorities joined rescue efforts.
- Why was the site sensitive?
- The sinking was near Romania’s offshore gas project, where authorities had earlier detected a sea drone near its platform.
- Why did Zelenskyy link it to war?
- He said the attack continued Russian efforts to make the western Black Sea unsuitable for navigation and commercial shipping.
- How was the rescue triggered?
- Romania’s maritime authority received an alert about a serious incident beyond its territorial waters, leading Romanian services to join rescue.
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The catch
The available accounts do not independently verify who launched the drone or explain its target selection.