The tanker Wine Trader, flying the flag of San Marino, caught fire on 15 October in the waters of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Sulina Canal in Romania. There were 12 crew members on board: some were rescued, while others remain missing.
The final toll is still uncertain. Initial information attributed to the authorities indicates between seven and eight people missing, a figure that has yet to be confirmed.
The Wine Trader is a tanker used for transporting chemical products and was traveling from Tunisia. The causes of the fire and the type of cargo on board at the time of the blaze are not yet known.
