Cargo ship hit by UAV attack in Black Sea

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In the Black Sea, within Romania’s territorial waters, the Palau-flagged cargo vessel “Larissa 1” was attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Sea-news.az reports that this was reported by the Romanian portal “Ziua de Constanța.”

According to the report, the incident occurred overnight into November 14 at a distance of 6.8 nautical miles (12.59 km) from the settlement of Sfântu Gheorghe. As a result of the strike, the dry cargo vessel’s cargo crane was damaged. No fire broke out, and there were no injuries.

Romanian Defense Minister Ștefan-Radu Oprea confirmed that authorities are aware of the incident. At the same time, he noted that details are not yet being disclosed due to ongoing inspections.