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A search and rescue mission is underway in the Black Sea after an incident involving the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv, reportedly a Russian drone attack, about 13 nautical miles east of Constanta, Romania. According to Romanian authorities, one person is dead and three are missing. The Romanian Naval Authority reported that the incident occurred around 10 a.m. local time.
The Interior Ministry stated that the ship suffered major damage and capsized. Another commercial vessel recovered 10 people, nine alive and one dead, out of a 13-member crew. Data from MarineTraffic shows the ship had departed from Turkey on October 21 heading for Romania's Sulina port, and authorities noted that a helicopter could not be deployed due to weather and low visibility.
According to reports, seven ships have been hit by Russian drones in or near Romanian and Bulgarian waters in the Black Sea this month. The attacks have resulted in 24 deaths and numerous injuries, leading to a significant drop in traffic at Bulgarian ports.
According to satellite trackers, a Russian military satellite, Kosmos 2612, maneuvered to within 136 meters of the U.S.-registered ICEYE-X36 radar imaging satellite, with a closer pass of about 48 meters predicted for Monday. Dutch satellite tracker Marco Langbroek reported that maneuvers since September 30 aimed to match the orbit of ICEYE-X36.
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell described it as the first known case of an active satellite making an uninvited close approach to another active satellite in low Earth orbit. Finnish company ICEYE has supplied radar imagery to Ukraine since 2022, though it remains unclear if this satellite serves Ukraine. No damage has been reported.
