Conflict & Security
Turkey-owned grain ship sinks in Romania's Black Sea waters after drone strike
October 5, 2026 at 09:07 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
Two crew members died when the Turkey-owned grain vessel Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in Romania's Black Sea economic zone.
- Zelenskyy said two Russian drones struck the civilian vessel carrying corn in neutral waters.
- Romania's coastguard rescued 11 Azerbaijani and Indian crew members after the fire broke out Monday.
- Romania's interior ministry has not identified the cause of the fire.
- Russia's defence ministry said it had struck two cargo vessels.


