# Two dead, 11 rescued in serious maritime incident in Black Sea, Romania says

https://mins.news/en/item/86289

- Reuters, 2026-10-05 11:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/two-dead-11-rescued-serious-maritime-incident-black-sea-romania-says-2026-10-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac3845e38d4b900014a068a

> Romanian authorities said on Monday that two people died and 11 were rescued after a fire triggered a major rescue operation involving a ship sinking outside Romania’s territorial waters in the Black Sea.

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