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Cargo ship attacked with drones in Black Sea; Three Indian crew on board safe

Bucharest/New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) A Turkish-owned commercial cargo ship MV Royad Mammadov was hit by drones in the Black Sea on Monday and caught fire and sank, resulting in the death of two crew members and injuries to others. Of the three Indian nationals aboard, one was injured. The Indian Embassy in Bucharest spoke with the Indian seafarers and is extending all possible help for their well-being welfare.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo ship was carrying a cargo of corn from Ukraine's Port of Izmail toward the Port of Ravenna in Italy. It was struck approximately 20 to 30 nautical miles off the coast of Romania within neutral waters.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has strongly condemned the strike on X, stating that two Russian drones carried out the "horrific strike" on the civilian vessel. Russia has not immediately commented.
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