# The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route

https://mins.news/en/item/114499

- Financial Times, 2026-10-25 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/8c874f60-0041-476d-9c53-8524c374443f?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Commercial sailor deaths caught in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine are exceeding those in the Gulf, making the Black Sea the world’s deadliest shipping route.

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