Cargo ship capsizes off Romania following reported drone attack

A search and rescue mission is underway in the Black Sea after an incident involving the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv, reportedly a Russian drone attack, about 13 nautical miles east of Constanta, Romania. According to Romanian authorities, one person is dead and three are missing. The Romanian Naval Authority reported that the incident occurred around 10 a.m. local time.

The Interior Ministry stated that the ship suffered major damage and capsized. Another commercial vessel recovered 10 people, nine alive and one dead, out of a 13-member crew. Data from MarineTraffic shows the ship had departed from Turkey on October 21 heading for Romania's Sulina port, and authorities noted that a helicopter could not be deployed due to weather and low visibility.