Romanian rescuers save 11, recover 2 bodies after Black Sea vessel fire

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Two people died and 11 crew members were rescued after a commercial vessel caught fire and sank in the Black Sea, Romanian authorities reported on Monday. The incident occurred in Romania's exclusive economic zone. The Coast Guard was alerted around 11 a.m. local time, with the vessel located about 30 nautical miles south of Sfantul Gheorghe in Tulcea County. The Interior Ministry confirmed the deaths and rescues but did not identify the fire's cause. Romanian news channels reported the ship was a Turkish grain carrier possibly struck by a drone near an oil platform, though authorities did not confirm this. A helicopter airlifted injured survivors for emergency medical care.


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