A merchant ship carrying Azerbaijani and Ukrainian citizens has sunk in the Black Sea, novinite.com reports.
The vessel named Khoryv sank 13 nautical miles from Romania's port of Constanta.
One sailor was killed, three people went missing, and nine others were reportedly rescued as a result of the incident.
There were a total of 13 people on board the ship. Of them, 10 were Ukrainian citizens and three were Azerbaijani citizens.
At around 10:00 local time, the ship sent out a distress signal, and the relevant Romanian authorities responded to the situation.
The cause of the incident is not yet known.
According to preliminary and unconfirmed reports, the vessel was subjected to a drone attack, which resulted in a fire.
At the time of the incident, the ship was outside Romania's territorial waters but close to the country's maritime border.
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