Seven crew missing after drone attack leaves tanker ablaze off Romania's coast
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A search and rescue operation involving boats and helicopters is now continuing in rough seas, Romania's authorities say Seven of 12 crew members are missing after a drone attack left a chemical tanker ablaze off Romania's coast on Thursday morning, naval authorities say.
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The San Marino-flagged Wine Trader was 13 nautical miles (24km) east of the mouth of the River Danube at Sulina, when it reported blasts and a fire.
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Romanian President Nicușor Dan confirmed that the Wine Trader and another chemical tanker in the area, the Yara J, had both been struck by drones - the Yara J on Wednesday.
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The Wine Trader was empty of cargo at the time.
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Moscow said two cargo ships with military cargo heading to Ukraine's Odesa port had been hit.
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It did not name the vessels. Overnight, a swarm of Russian drones was detected not far from the scene, near Ukraine's Snake Island.
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The west coast of the Black Sea has recently seen a spate of drone attacks.
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On Tuesday, two merchant ships were struck by drones further south along the coast of Bulgaria, Romania's neighbour, and one of the vessels sank, leaving 11 crew members missing.
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Bulgaria said it suspected Russia was behind that attack, summoning the country's envoy.
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A search and rescue operation for the missing members of the Wine Trader continues, Romania's authorities have said.
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Two Black Hawk helicopters and two rescue boats have been deployed. The Romanian interior ministry has released a video showing one of the helicopters hovering above the vessel.
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The priority is now to reach the four crew members confirmed to be alive, while ensuring the safety of rescue teams with very high waves reported in the area.
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The Wine Trader tanker, which was sailing from Tunisia to Romania, reported several explosions on board at about 07:00 (05:00 GMT).
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Romanian media cited crews on nearby ships as saying the Wine Trader had been hit by two drones.
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The leaders of Romania and Bulgaria are due to discuss shortly whether Article 4 of the Nato treaty should be invoked.
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This allows any member of the military alliance to request consultations with its allies if it believes its territorial integrity or security is threatened.
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The Romanian president said: "We want to have all the information about what happened, but there will be a response from the Romanian state."
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Dan is due to meet Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels alongside Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev to discuss growing security threats in the Black Sea region.
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The Romanian president said discussions would focus on operational requirements, including additional equipment to protect shipping in the area.
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Ukraine has directly blamed Russia for earlier attacks on civilian vessels in the western side of the Black Sea - a key route for Ukrainian exports and imports.
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On Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke of the Black Sea becoming "another front of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine.
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This is unacceptable". Russia's military has recently intensified its strikes on vessels in the area, as part of its war against Ukraine.
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A fire broke out on the Comoros-flagged Yara J late on Wednesday after being struck by a drone, but its crew - who are all reportedly safe - were able to douse the flames themselves.
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Last week, another two ships were struck off Bulgaria, and on the same day Ukraine hit an oil tanker in the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi.
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Moscow says it is targeting ships delivering weapons and dual-use cargo to Ukrainian ports.
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Kyiv and its European allies say merchant vessels carrying grain and other civilian cargo are being attacked.
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Both Russia and Ukraine are major grain-exporting countries and Turkey has called on both countries to halt attacks in the Black Sea.
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Moscow has repeatedly rejected calls by the US and Europe for a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, blaming Ukraine for attacking Russian merchant ships in the area.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.
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