Drone strike on grain ship in Black Sea injures captain, leaves 13 missing

adevarul.ro (Romanian) —

A Turkish grain carrier was struck by a drone in the Black Sea near the Romanian coast on Monday, October 5, 2026, leaving the captain injured and 13 crew members missing. The vessel, Royad Mammadov, was hit approximately 20 nautical miles offshore, southeast of the Pescăruș Platform. Romanian authorities dispatched rescue vessels SAR Apollo and SAR Ares after the Maritime Coordination Center requested intervention at 10:37 AM. The ship had departed from Ukraine's Port of Ismail and was heading to Italy. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with authorities working to determine the full extent of the incident and any additional damage.


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