PRAYER NEED
Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers off Romania’s Black Sea coast
Arsvom/AFP/Getty, via the Guardian
What happened
Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew members on Thursday, 15 October, after drones struck two chemical tankers, including the Wine Trader, setting them ablaze overnight near Romania’s Black Sea coast, Romanian officials said. A NATO source said the drones came from Russia. Boats and helicopters were searching in rough seas. It is the latest in a series of attacks on commercial ships near the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria.
Families of seven seafarers are waiting for news as the search goes on in rough seas.
People affected
- Missing
- 7
Pray for
- The seven missing sailors and their families
- The rescue crews searching in rough seas
- Seafarers working in the Black Sea
- An end to attacks on ships and civilians
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