The Turkish Maritime Administration reported on Monday evening that a Ro-Ro cargo ship was attacked by a drone near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, and three crew members were seriously injured. The Maritime Administration said in a statement that the cargo ship “Nadezhada” involved was sailing from Novorossiysk to the northern Turkish port of Samsun at the time of the incident and was attacked about 20 nautical miles from Novorossiysk. The report said that all 22 crew members on board were evacuated to Russian territory. Three of them were seriously injured; the fire on the bow of the cargo ship continued. It is currently unclear who carried out this attack.

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