The Ukrainian Navy rescued 17 Filipino seafarers from the dry cargo ship VENTURO after a Russian strike disabled the vessel off the coast of the Odesa region. One seafarer aboard was lost, whereas three were hurt and taken to hospital.
The Ukrainian Navy said the strike damaged the ship and disabled its propulsion, leaving it stranded at sea. Russian attacks on the surrounding coastline were still continuing as naval boat crews set out to reach the drifting vessel. All 17 survivors were taken ashore.
VENTURO is a Supramax bulk carrier flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda with a deadweight capacity of up to 57,000 tonnes. The ship plys between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and was on this trip sailing from the Bulgarian port of Varna to Sulina, at the mouth of the Danube in Romania.
The attack was a coordinated strike on port infrastructure along Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, regional authorities said. The attack also damaged buildings, storage tanks and warehouses.
As first responders rushed to the scene of the initial
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