A cargo ship was attacked off the coast of Romania: the Azerbaijani captain was killed
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported a drone attack on the Royal Mamedov ship in the Black Sea
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- On October 5, off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea, the cargo ship Royal Mamedov was attacked by drones.
- As a result, the captain of the ship, Rustam Hasanov, died, and another Azerbaijani citizen went missing.
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Why It Matters
A cargo ship was attacked by drones in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania.
On October 5, off the coast of Romania, the cargo ship Royal Mamedov was attacked by drones.
As a result of the attack, the ship's captain, Rustam Hasanov, was killed, and another Azerbaijani citizen is listed as missing.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to refrain from traveling and working in regions with an unstable situation.
BAKU, Oct 6 - RIA Novosti. A cargo ship was attacked by drones in the Black Sea, the captain, a citizen of Azerbaijan, was killed, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reports.
“On October 5, the foreign cargo ship Royal Mamedov was attacked by drones off the coast of Romania. As a result of the attack, an Azerbaijani citizen, captain of the ship Rustam Hasanov, born in 1974, was killed. Another citizen of the republic, Mohammed Suleymanzade, born in 2002, is listed as missing,” the report says.
Relevant search activities are currently underway. The Foreign Ministry also emphasized that the remaining Azerbaijani citizens on board were rescued, three of them were hospitalized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Conducting search activities for a missing citizen
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Who was behind the drone attack?
- What is the fate of the missing citizen?





