# Two dead after ship sinks off Romania following fire

https://mins.news/en/item/86754

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 16:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/5/two-dead-after-ship-sinks-off-romania-following-fire?traffic_source=rss

> Two crew members died and 11 were rescued after the Turkish-owned Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian drones caused the fire, while Romanian authorities did not comment.

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