Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh security concerns along a vital shipping route used by Ukraine. Romanian President Nicusor Dan said the two ships had been struck by drones but declined to say whether Russia was responsible. "Two air drones hit them," Dan told reporters in Brussels ahead of a summit of EU leaders, adding Romania was still gathering information only hours after the attacks. "There will be a reaction from the Romanian state," he added. The two vessels were anchored near the mouth of the Sulina canal leading into the Danube River, a major export route used by Ukraine as Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine's Black Sea ports. One was inside Romanian territorial waters and the other just outside. The missing crew were among 12 sailors aboard the San Marino-flagged tanker Wine Trader, which was hit 13 nautical miles southeast of the Sulin...
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