Brief version of the news
- The ship Mohammad Z under the flag of Tanzania sank in the Black Sea near the Danube region, there are missing crew members.
- Romanian Navy and other organizations are conducting search and rescue operations.
- According to foreign journalists, there were 11 crew members on board, of which 9 were Syrian citizens, 2 were Egyptians.
- Eight crew members were rescued, but three were missing.
The ship Mohammad Z, which was sailing under the flag of Tanzania, sank near the Danube. The incident occurred near the Romanian Danube village of Sfantu Gheorghe.
It is known that there were crew members on board. The tragedy was reported on the morning of May 18, 2024.
What is known about Mohammad Z
< p>The Romanian Navy said it was searching for 3 missing crew members of a cargo ship that sank off the Black Sea coast.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC), border police and two commercial vessels that were nearby were involved in search and rescue operations, the publication explained.
According to foreign journalists, there were 11 crew members on board the ship, of which 9 were Syrian citizens, 2 were Egyptians.
Eight The crew members were rescued by the MRCC-led merchant ship Michel, which was closest to the accident site.
Three more crew members were being searched for. The authorities said that it is still unknown why the ship sank.
A foreign publication wrote that the Black Sea has a decisive importance for the transportation of grain, oil and petroleum products. The waters of the sea are shared by Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey, as well as Ukraine.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, mines began to drift into the Black Sea, and Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish military diving groups neutralized those that drifted into their waters.
The trawler “Captain Lobanov” sank in Russia
- In March 2024, the trawler “Captain Lobanov” caught fire in Russia and then sank. The head of the press service of the Kaliningrad regional government, Dmitry Lyskov, said that the fire on the ship occurred “as a result of an emergency situation.”
- The incident occurred in the Baltic Sea near the city of Pionersky. Russian telegram channels wrote that one person was killed, four were injured, two more were missing.
- It is known that the trawler collapsed on its side during launching and partially sank. Read more at the link.
