In the Black Sea, a Romanian Navy dredger accidentally stumbled upon a drifting mine. This happened when the crew was just leaving to clear ordnance.
The Romanian Navy came across a mine in bad weather and it exploded. Fortunately, 75 crew members were not injured. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
Romanian Navy dredge exploded on a mini
Mines appeared in the Black Sea after how Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th. Since that day, Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish military diving teams have cleared them in the waters.
The Romanian Ministry said the ship had just set off to clear a mine that was drifting about 25 nautical miles northeast of the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta . However, due to strong winds and waves, the ship exploded on it.
There were no casualties or injuries as a result of the explosion, nothing threatens the ship’s 75 servicemen, the ship’s buoyancy was not disturbed, but on There are no serious damages on board, the ministry said in a statement.
28 mines have already been destroyed in the Black Sea
The Black Sea is crucial for the transportation of grain, oil and oil products. Its waters are shared by Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey, as well as Ukraine and Russia.
Since the beginning of the war, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine have destroyed 28 mines in the western waters of the Black Sea.
