Sea Mine

Sea Mine event in Northern Dobruja, Sulina area, Romania on Wed 20th September 2023

20th September 2023

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The crew onboard the Togo-flagged general cargo ship Seama were evacuated Monday morning with the help of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea. The Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea (ARSVOM) reported today that it was requested to intervene in order to evacuate the 12 crew members. The crew was picked up and safely handed over to the ambulance in Sulina Port. Footage shared on Twitter shows the ongoing evacuation of the 12 crew members on board at the time of the incident in the Sulina area in Romania, close to the border with Ukraine, the early hours of this morning. An explosion took place onboard the ship, whilst sea mine is the main suspect.

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Northern Dobruja ( Sulina area )

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