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Black Sea drone attacks leave seven crew missing

Emergency teams are searching for seven missing crew members after two chemical tankers were attacked and caught fire in Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea. Romania reported the crew missing following drone attacks, the latest in a series off its coast and neighbouring Bulgaria in recent weeks. Russian drones were sighted in Romanian airspace before the blazes, though the reports describe the attacks as suspected fallout from the Ukraine war.

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At least 7 crew members missing after drone attacks on ships in Black Sea

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Seven missing off Romania after latest Black Sea drone attacks

Romania reported seven people missing on Thursday after two drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea, where several vessels have been hit recently in suspected fallout from the Ukraine war. The attacks are the latest in a series off the coast of Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria in recent weeks. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.

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Romania: 2 ships on fire in Black Sea, 7 crew missing

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