# Romania resumes search for seven missing sailors from drone-hit ship

https://mins.news/en/item/102824

- Reuters, 2026-10-16 09:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/romania-resumes-search-seven-missing-sailors-drone-hit-ship-2026-10-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad1efcb81b9480001ba54d3

> Romania restarted the search on Friday for seven sailors missing from a chemical tanker struck by a drone near its Black Sea coast. The incident is the latest in a series of attacks underscoring dangers to commercial shipping near NATO’s eastern flank.

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