### [2026-10-15](/feed/2026/10/15/index.md)

##### San Marino
# Seven people are missing after a San Marino-flagged tanker catches fire off the coast of Romania amid recent drone attacks on merchant shipping in the Black Sea. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate the missing crew members. 

The incident came after a drone was spotted in the area by Romanian authorities.


### Sources:

1. [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/seven-missing-after-tanker-catches-fire-off-romanian-coast/) [Image](https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15/GettyImages-2299601732.jpg)

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