Key facts
- Two people died in a maritime incident in the Black Sea.
- Eleven crew members were rescued.
- The incident involved a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov.
- The event occurred outside Romania's territorial waters.
- Romanian authorities are investigating the cause of the sinking.
Romanian authorities announced on Monday that two individuals had died and 11 crew members were rescued following a serious maritime incident in the Black Sea. The incident, which involved a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov, prompted rescue operations for the sinking vessel outside of Romania's territorial waters.