Two dead, 11 rescued after ship catches fire and sinks in Black Sea, Romania says

Romanian authorities reported that two people died and eleven crew members were rescued after a commercial vessel caught fire and subsequently sank in the Black Sea. The incident prompted rescue and response operations by authorities in the region.

As of Monday, officials had not specified the cause of the fire aboard the vessel. When questioned regarding the possibility that the ship may have been struck by a drone, Romania's defence ministry did not respond to inquiries from AFP.