Two seafarers injured in Black Sea mine explosion

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Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces report that two seafarers were injured when a Panama-flagged general cargo ship headed to load grain in a Danube port struck a Black Sea mine.

The ship lost speed and control, a fire broke out on the upper deck an, to avoid flooding, the captain grounded the vessel

“Boats of the Maritime Guard and Search and Rescue Service immediately assisted the crew and brought medics on board,” says a post on the Southern Defense Forces Telegram channel. “Upon inspection of...

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