A cargo ship from Turkey, Kafkametler, exploded on October 5 in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania, but the ship remained almost undamaged.
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Reuters writes about this, citing sources.
The incident occurred at 12.20 at the mouth of the Danube – 11 nautical miles north of the city of Sulina, at the entrance to the Sulina estuary. The information was provided by British maritime safety company Ambrey. After the explosion, the ship anchored to investigate the consequences of the damage, and continued moving about three hours later. None of the team members were injured.
A Reuters source in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine confirmed that such an incident occurred, and it could have been either a completely old mine from the Second World War, or one of the new ones from the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The head of Turkey’s Bosphorus Observer consultancy said the incident occurred with the Kafkametler vessel and it suffered minor damage. The vessel’s operator has not yet responded to a request for comment.
MarineTraffic ship tracking data shows that the Kafkametler was anchored on the Danube near the Ukrainian terminal in Vilkovo.
Source: Racurs
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