Two killed in incident involving vessel carrying Ukrainian grain near Romania – video

A vessel carrying grain from Ukraine to Italy was involved in an incident in the Black Sea off the Romanian coast. Two crew members were killed and 11 others rescued.

Source: Digi24, a 24-hour Romanian TV news channel, citing official data, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to Romania's maritime safety agency, a distress call was received by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at 10:37 on 5 October.

Early reports indicate that the vessel was approximately 20 nautical miles from the Romanian coast and nine nautical miles from the Pescaruș oil platform.

Following the incident, SAR Apollo, SAR Ares and SAR Artemis rescue vessels and a coast guard unit were sent to the area.

It was initially reported that 13 crew members were missing and that the captain had been injured.

The Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs later clarified that 11 crew members had been rescued and two people had died.

A helicopter from the General Aviation Inspectorate was also involved in the rescue operation and transported those injured for emergency medical treatment.

The vessel Royad Mammadov had departed from the Ukrainian port of Izmail and was heading to Italy.

Background:

• Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, previously said that the international community should help resume the global trade route in the Black Sea.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to resume grain exports through the Black Sea and has received a positive signal from Ukraine on the matter.
• Türkiye and the United Nations are arranging new talks between Russia and Ukraine to discuss a Black Sea ceasefire in an attempt to bring together scattered efforts to protect grain shipments amid soaring global food prices.

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