Eight of the 12 crew members aboard a ship are missing after it caught fire and suffered an explosion in the Black Sea off the Romanian coast.
The incident involved a tanker, although the available information does not identify the vessel or provide details about when the fire began. Eight crew members have been reported missing following the incident.
The status of the remaining four people on board has not been specified. No further information has been provided about possible injuries, the cause of the fire or the response to the emergency.
The latest available information confirms that the search for the missing crew members follows the fire and explosion at sea. Further details about the vessel, rescue efforts and the condition of those involved had not been supplied.
