SOFIA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Comoros-flagged merchant ship carrying a crew of 10 Ukrainians and three Azerbaijani nationals was attacked in the Black Sea near the Romanian port city of Constanta, leaving at least one sailor dead, national media reported on Friday.
The Maritime Coordination Center within the Romanian Naval Authority was alerted about the incident at around 10:00 am local time (0700 GMT) on Friday.
Rescue vessels have recovered nine people alive from the water and retrieved one body, reported Romania's national news agency Agerpres.
The Bulgarian National Television said the ship was hit by a drone. ■