# Eight crew missing after tanker fire off Romania's coast

https://mins.news/en/item/101276

- BBC News, 2026-10-15 10:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c60qkgpp592yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Eight of the 12 crew members aboard the San Marino-flagged Wine Trader are missing after a drone attack set the tanker ablaze near Sulina, Romania. Authorities have deployed helicopters and rescue boats to search in rough seas. Romania and Bulgaria's leaders are due to discuss whether to invoke Article 4 of the NATO treaty.

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