Turkish grain ship sinks in Black Sea after deadly drone attack
A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain was sunk in the Black Sea following a drone attack, resulting in two deaths and one missing crew member. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the strike on the civilian vessel.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing risks to civilian maritime traffic and food security in the Black Sea region due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea was attacked by at least one drone and ultimately sank after catching fire on Monday, reportedly killing two crew members, wounding three others, while one is still missing, Romanian authorities said, as quoted by Euronews Romania.11 crew members were rescued by Romanian vessels and helicopters in a major rescue operation after the ship caught fire from the blasts, while the search continues for the missing crew member, some 20 miles from the Romanian shore.According to Euronews Romania, the stricken cargo ship was identified as the Royad Mammadov, owned by Turkish company MG Shipping 5 and sailing under a Saint Kitts and Nevis flag.It was last monitored about three hours before the attack, when it left the Ukrainian port of Ismail in the Odesa region, according to a maritime traffic monitoring service, navigating towards Ravenna, Italy.Monday's incident occurred within Romania's exclusive…
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