On October 23, a foreign cargo ship named “KHORYV”, with Azerbaijani citizens on board, was attacked by a drone 13 nautical miles off the coast of Romania.
elchi reports that Aykhan Hajizada, Head of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this while commenting on the incident of a ship with Azerbaijani citizens on board being hit near the Romanian coast.
“According to the information we received, all 3 of our citizens among the 13-member ship’s crew have been rescued. Rufan Khaliq oglu Ahmadov, born in 1992, who sustained minor injuries, has undergone medical examination and has been accommodated in a hotel,” the MFA official said.
According to him, coordination work is being carried out with the Azerbaijani Embassy in Romania and relevant authorized bodies in this regard. Necessary measures are being taken to provide consular support to Azerbaijani citizens.
“We once again urge Azerbaijani citizens to refrain from traveling to regions where military operations are taking place and the security situation is unstable, as well as from engaging in labor activities on vessels in these areas, and on transport vehicles moving along risky routes, especially in the Black Sea and Azov Sea aquatories,” Aykhan Hajizada noted.