Seven missing after tanker catches fire off Romanian coast

Seven crew members are missing after a tanker caught fire close to Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea Thursday morning, Romanian authorities said. The San Marino-flagged chemical tanker sent a distress call at 7 a.m. local time about 13 nautical miles from Sulina, a port on Romania’s Eastern coast, close to the Ukrainian border. Romanian border police, along with aviation units, arrived to assist the crew, the Romanian Naval Authority said . Five people have been rescued so far, the naval authority told local media . Another tanker was affected by a fire late on Wednesday close to Sulina, with authorities confirming the crew were safe. Romanian authorities have not given a reason for either incident.