An explosion occurs on a ship off the coast of Romania: the crew claims to have hit a mine
In the Black Sea, at a distance of about 40 km from the Romanian coast, an explosion occurred on the cargo ship Seama, probably due to a collision with a mine. The crew was rescued
This was reported by CNN with reference to a statement by the Romanian authorities.
According to preliminary information, the explosion occurred in the ship’s engine room.
It is noted that 12 crew members of the Togo-registered Seama vessel were evacuated and taken to receive medical care in the port of Sulina near the border with Ukraine.
The crew stated that they believed the vessel had hit a mine. At the same time, Romanian authorities said they had not yet confirmed the cause of the explosion.
A Romanian vessel was damaged during the July 24 Russian shelling of the Ukrainian Danube port of Reni in Odesa region.
