Panama says three ships hit by Russian missiles in Black Sea since begin of Ukraine invasion

Three Panamanian-flagged ships have been hit by Russian missiles within the Black Sea since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final month, Panama’s Maritime Authority mentioned on Wednesday.

One ship sank, the maritime authority mentioned in an announcement, however there have been no casualties reported.

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The two others stay afloat with damages. “We know that we had three ships that were attacked by Russian missiles but the crew is all safe, we had material damage,” mentioned Noriel Arauz, the administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP).

The three affected ships have been Namura Queen, Lord Nelson and Helt. The AMP didn’t give the dates of when the ships have been hit. At least 10 different flag-bearing ships are nonetheless within the Black Sea, Arauz mentioned, including the Russian navy is proscribing ships from leaving the realm.

Panama has the most important registry of flagged ships on the planet, exceeding 8,000 vessels, in response to the AMP.