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Cargo ship with possible link to Japanese firm hit by rocket: media
The cargo ship Namura Queen's registered owner is a company based in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime, according to a website providing information on vessels. There is no information yet regarding casualties.
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The Marshall Islands-flagged Turkish-owned Yasa Jupiter ship, which was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine's port city Odessa, sails on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 25, 2022. The Yasa Jupiter is the first confirmed merchant ship casualty of war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sustaining slight damages but no injury or human loss were reported. (AFP/Yasin Akgul)
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cargo ship was hit by a rocket off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Friday, causing a fire on board, Reuters reported, citing a local shipping agent.
The cargo ship Namura Queen's registered owner is a company based in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime, according to a website providing information on vessels. There is no information yet regarding casualties.
The rocket hit the stern of Namura Queen, which flies the flag of Panama, a Ukrainian shipping agent was quoted as saying. There was a fire on the ship but the situation is "under control," the agent added, according to Reuters.
Ukraine authorities said it was an attack by Russia, which launched a military invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, according to the news agency.
