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In the evening of 14 November, drones attacked three commercial ships near the Danube Delta and the Sulina channel in Romanian waters. Romanian Prime Minister Luka Niculescu condemned the attacks as unacceptable and a violation of international law, while Romanian authorities launched an investigation and air force fighters were scrambled twice.
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- Three commercial ships were attacked by drones near the Danube Delta and Sulina on the evening of 14 November.
- The Palau-flagged vessel Larissa 1 was hit about 12 km north of Sfântu Gheorghe in Romanian territorial waters; no crew were injured, but its cargo crane was damaged.
- Larissa 1 was sailing toward Sulina, with Ukraine as its final destination of call.
- The Greek-flagged tanker Evia Petrol V downed a drone about 4 nautical miles southeast of Sulina, and a fire broke out on board.
- A third vessel about 5 nautical miles southeast of the Sulina channel was hit by a drone, which also caused a fire on board.
- Romanian radars detected air targets, and the air force scrambled fighters twice.
- Romania's defence minister Ștefan-Radu Oprea said the circumstances of the attack on Larissa 1 are under investigation.
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The attacks took place in Romanian territorial waters and along the shipping routes of a NATO member, and one of the vessels struck was bound for Ukraine. Fires on two of the three ships increase risks to commercial navigation and crews in the Black Sea grain corridor area. Romania's air force scrambled fighters twice, showing a direct air-security response near the country's border and airspace. Romania and its allies said they will continue measures to strengthen Black Sea security, while the European Union allocated 50 million euros to accelerate the creation of a Black Sea maritime security centre.
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Drones struck three commercial ships in the evening of 14 November near the Danube Delta and the Sulina channel in Romanian waters. The Palau-flagged Larissa 1 was hit about 12 kilometres north of Sfântu Gheorghe; the vessel was heading toward Sulina, with Ukraine as its final destination of call. No crew members were injured and no fire broke out, but the drone damaged the ship's cargo crane. The Greek-flagged tanker Evia Petrol V downed a drone about four nautical miles southeast of Sulina, after which a fire broke out on board. A third vessel about five nautical miles southeast of the Sulina channel was also hit by a drone, which caused a fire on board.
Romanian Ministry of Defence radars detected air targets in the area, and Romanian air force fighters were scrambled twice. Air raid alerts had been declared at least twice in different districts of Tulcea county before the attack. Defence Minister Ștefan-Radu Oprea said the circumstances of the attack on Larissa 1 are under investigation, with the military coordinating with the Naval Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Coast Guard. Prime Minister Luka Niculescu condemned the attacks as unacceptable and a violation of international law, saying they show a deterioration of the security situation caused by the ongoing war of Russia against Ukraine. He added that the safety of seafarers is an absolute priority and that Romania is acting with regional partners and NATO.
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Ukrainian media and agencies foregrounded Prime Minister Niculescu's condemnation of the drone attacks and his framing of them as a deterioration in security linked to the continuing Russian war against Ukraine. Coverage focused on shipping near the Danube Delta and Sulina, including the vessel bound for Ukraine, as well as Romanian radar detections and fighter scrambles. Ukrainian reports also noted the EU's 50 million euro allocation for a Black Sea maritime security centre as a broader response accompanying the incident, and recalled the October sinking of the Khoryv near Constanta, in which one Ukrainian citizen was killed and four others, including the captain, were injured.
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Romania has reported detecting drones approaching its borders, entering its airspace or appearing over the water. The EU has earmarked 50 million euros to accelerate the creation of a Black Sea maritime security centre. In October, the sinking of the vessel Khoryv near the Romanian city of Constanta killed one Ukrainian citizen and injured four others, including the captain.