Romania searches for crew of sunken ship in Black Sea
Romania is searching for missing sailors in the Black Sea (photo: Getty Images)
In the Black Sea, 48 kilometers from the shore, the Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship Mohammad Z sank. Romanian law enforcement are currently searching for three missing crew members, according to Reuters.
According to Reuters, the ship had eleven crew members, nine of whom are Syrian citizens and two are Egyptians. Eight of them were rescued by a nearby merchant ship. The Romanian authorities stated that the ship sank for unknown reasons.
Search operations are currently underway for the three missing crew members, who are Syrian citizens.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, mines have been repeatedly found in the Black Sea, which the Russians use to mine the coast of Ukraine. Some of these mines, when they drift into the territorial waters of other countries, are neutralized by Romanian, Bulgarian, and Turkish military diving groups.
