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Vessel on fire at anchor off Romania, Black Sea
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ActiveOn 15 Oct 2026 at 03:50 UTC M/V WINE TRADER reported a fire in position 45-00,40 N 029-59,92 E. The vessel is at anchor and unmanned. All ships in the vicinity are requested to keep a wide berth of at least 1 NM and report information to MRCC Constanta by VHF Channel 16 or email.
Keep a wide berth of at least 1 NM; report any relevant information to MRCC Constanta on VHF CH 16 or email [email protected].
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
A vessel fire at sea is a serious maritime incident that can lead to pollution, loss of vessel, or need for search and rescue assistance. MRCC Constanta is the Romanian maritime rescue coordination center responsible for coordinating response in Romanian waters. Nearby shipping should avoid the area to reduce risk to other vessels and to allow emergency responders access. Further updates will normally be issued by the coastal authority or MRCC as the situation develops.
- Type
- Distress · severity critical
- Feed
- Search and rescueAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Black Sea, off Romania (near position 45-00,40 N 029-59,92 E)
- Validity
- From 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Valid from 15 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC until further notice - Hazards
- vessel on fire, unmanned anchored vessel
- Keep clear
- 1 NMKEEP A WIDE BERTH FOR AT LEAST 1 NM FROM THIS VESSEL.
- Reported
- 15 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTC (18 days ago)
Contacts
- VHF CH 16 · MRCC Constanta
- [email protected] · MRCC Constanta
Vessels involved
- M/V WINE TRADER · vessel on fire
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomania49 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC OdessaUkraine89 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC VarnaBulgaria141 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, Sfintu GheorgheMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 24range 24 NM18 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, MahmudiaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 43range 43 NM40 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Constanta, AgigeaMRCC Constanta/Constanta Harbor MasterRomaniaMMSI 002640570VHF 25, MF 400, HFrange 400 NM80 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OdessaMRCC OdessaUkraineMMSI 002723660VHF 23, MF 200range 200 NM91 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station VTS OdessaMRCC OdessaUkraineMMSI 002723671VHF 24range 24 NM95 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 15 Oct 2026, 13:08 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.