Two tankers catch fire in Romania after Russian drones enter country’s airspace: search underway for seven crew members. PHOTO
Two chemical tankers caught fire in Romania’s territorial waters overnight on October 15. This happened after Russian drones entered the country’s airspace.
Sky News reports this, according to Censor.NET.
Details
Romanian President Nicușor Dan confirmed that the vessels were struck by drones overnight.
The tankers were reportedly anchored in the Black Sea near the mouth of a canal leading to the Danube when Romanian maritime services received a signal from the San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader.
Later, the Comoros-flagged tanker Yara J, which was carrying oil and chemicals, caught fire.
According to Romanian officials, rescuers are still searching for seven Wine Trader crew members who are missing. Five people were rescued.
Background
As a reminder, on the morning of 14 October, a Russian drone briefly violated Romanian airspace over the Black Sea. After returning to Ukrainian territory, it was destroyed by Ukrainian air defence forces.
