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Search continues for three seafarers after KHORYV sinks in the Black Sea

23 October 2026
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Romanian rescuers temporarily suspended the search for three crew members missing after the Comoros-flagged KHORYV sank near Constanța. Ten people were recovered, including one fatality.

Romanian search-and-rescue authorities continued efforts on October 24 to locate three crew members from the Comoros-flagged vessel KHORYV. The ship sank about 13 nautical miles from Constanța after a serious maritime incident that left crew members in the water. Ten people were recovered; nine survived and one seafarer died.

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