# Syria calls for independent probe into Black Sea ship sinking

https://mins.news/en/item/91886

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 17:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/syria-calls-for-independent-probe-into-sinking-of-ship-in-black-sea?traffic_source=rss

> Syria has called for an “independent and transparent” investigation into the sinking of the Togo-flagged cargo ship Alfa Watan in the Black Sea. Ten crew members, including nine Syrians and an Egyptian, remain missing; Syrian authorities questioned why the search was halted before their fate was known.

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