A drone attacked the cargo ship Larissa 1 in Romanian territorial waters. The crew were unharmed and, according to preliminary reports, only the cargo crane was damaged.
The incident took place on the evening of 13 November, 6.8 nautical miles (12.6 kilometres) north-east of the town of Sfântu Gheorghe. Romanian media reported the incident on 14 November.
The Larissa 1 was heading for the Romanian port of Sulina, from where it was due to set sail for Ukraine. According to the captain, there was no fire following the drone strike.
Romanian Defence Minister Ștefan-Radu Oprea confirmed that he was aware of the incident but stated that it would not be possible to determine where the drone had come from until the official investigation had been completed. “Technical investigations are carried out following every drone incident, and I will only comment on their results once the technical report has been received,” he said.
According to estimates by the Russian publication The Insider, this is at least the tenth drone attack on civilian vessels off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria since the beginning of October.