2 Indians missing after jumping into Black Sea as cargo ship struck

Two Indian seamen, Chandra Ram Dubey and Deepak Kumar Gupta, went missing after jumping into the Black Sea when their Palau-flagged cargo ship MV AGN Ragnar was attacked by three drones.

The ship was struck while exiting the Bystre Mouth of the Danube River; the remaining seven crew members and pilot were evacuated safely by the Ukrainian Coast Guard.

Search and rescue operations were suspended due to continuing drone threats and will resume when security permits.

This follows two similar attacks in the Black Sea since mid-July: on July 18, MV Omorfi was struck by two drones killing Indian Chief Officer Sagar Gupta; on July 19, MV Golden Leo was hit by three Russian missiles killing 10, including Indian seafarers Akhil Jovan and Abhishek Nishad.