Russian drone strike on corn ship Royad Mammadov

Wat er veranderde

• 11HS Dignity sailors still missing
• 5Survivors recovered from HS Dignity
• 15Chelsea 3 crew brought ashore
• Five HS Dignity survivors and all fifteen Chelsea 3 crew have been rescued.

Toen nog open

• The eleven missing sailors’ fate, the drones’ origin and Chelsea 3’s current safety remain unresolved.
• Whether the toll is two dead or one dead and one missing, and who the victims are.
• What actually struck the ship, and whether Russia will confirm or deny it.
• Any Romanian statement on cause or the identities of the dead.
• Responses from Ankara, Baku and New Delhi, and whether insurers or shippers change behaviour on the Ukrainian grain route.

Waar we op zouden letten

• Whether rescue updates and allied decisions deliver answers for families and practical protection for merchant crews.

Wat we eerst wisten

• 13Crew aboard the ship
• 2Dead, per Romania's interior ministry
• 11Crew rescued alive
• The ship caught fire and sank, and Romania reports two dead and 11 rescued.
• It sank about 30 nautical miles south of Sfântu Gheorghe, inside Romania's economic zone and outside its territorial waters.
• Romanian authorities have not named a cause or said whether a drone was involved.

Toen nog open

• Whether the toll is two dead or one dead and one missing, and who the victims are.
• What actually struck the ship, and whether Russia will confirm or deny it.

Waar we op zouden letten

• Any Romanian statement on cause or the identities of the dead.
• Responses from Ankara, Baku and New Delhi, and whether insurers or shippers change behaviour on the Ukrainian grain route.