{"id":616407,"date":"2026-09-17T13:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/09\/616407\/the-captain-was-killed-during-a-russian-drone-attack-on-a-merchant-ship\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:13:11","slug":"the-captain-was-killed-during-a-russian-drone-attack-on-a-merchant-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/09\/616407\/the-captain-was-killed-during-a-russian-drone-attack-on-a-merchant-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"The captain was killed during a Russian drone attack on a merchant ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of <strong>September 17<\/strong>, a Russian drone attacked a civilian merchant vessel flying the flag of <strong>Tanzania<\/strong> that was heading to <strong>one<\/strong> of Ukraine&#8217;s ports. The ship&#8217;s captain was killed and <strong>three<\/strong> crew members were wounded, the <strong>Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<p>The press service of the <strong>AMPU<\/strong> expressed support to the family of the deceased and to the wounded sailors:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-light\">\n<p>\u201cWe extend our condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased. We wish the injured a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Information about the condition of the attacked vessel is currently being clarified. The <strong>AMPU<\/strong> emphasized that <strong>Russia<\/strong> continues to carry out deliberate strikes on Ukrainian ports, port infrastructure and civilian merchant vessels. Such attacks create a danger for international shipping in the <strong>Black Sea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also appealed to the international community:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-light\">\n<p>\u201cWe expect an appropriate response from the international community and coordinated actions to strengthen the protection of civilian shipping.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The head of the <strong>Odesa Regional State Administration<\/strong>, <strong>Oleh Kiper<\/strong>, confirmed the captain&#8217;s death and the wounding of <strong>three<\/strong> seafarers. He noted that such strikes grossly violate the norms of international humanitarian law and endanger people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>The source also separately mentioned an attack by <strong>Russia<\/strong> on the port infrastructure of the <strong>Odesa region<\/strong>, as a result of which a vessel was damaged and <strong>four<\/strong> people were wounded.<\/p>\n<p><p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"ampu_uspa\/609\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- website-article-source:db90a6aa4f3bdf71f9670f98 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/600551\/strike-on-the-port-killed-a-man-three-civilian-vessels-were-damaged\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strike on a port claimed a man&#8217;s life: three civilian vessels damaged<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598786\/missile-strike-on-a-civilian-vessel-near-odesa-four-crew-members-injured\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missile strike on a civilian ship near Odesa: four crew members injured<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/598780\/four-civilian-vessels-treated-as-military-targets-russian-attack-killed-two-people-in-mykolaiv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four civilian ships as &#8220;military targets&#8221;: Russian attack took two lives in Mykolaiv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/06\/594233\/three-merchant-vessels-hit-by-russian-strikes-near-odesa-ports-a-cook-killed\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Three merchant ships under Russian strikes near Odesa region ports: a cook killed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/05\/588642\/friendship-the-russian-way-a-russian-drone-struck-a-vessel-carrying-chinese-citizens\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friendship &#8220;Russian-style&#8221;: an RF drone struck a vessel with Chinese citizens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udea2 A civilian merchant vessel flying the flag of Tanzania was en route to one of the Ukrainian ports when it was attacked at night by a Russian drone. The captain was killed, and three other crew members were wounded.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf0a The condition of the vessel itself is still being clarified. The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (AMPU) called the strike a threat to international shipping in the Black Sea and urged the world to coordinate efforts to strengthen the protection of civilian vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12394,"featured_media":616380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tstyn_error":"","tie_post_sub_title":"Three more sailors were wounded; the ship was sailing under the flag of Tanzania"},"categories":[4615],"tags":[4755],"class_list":["post-616407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accidents","tag-shelling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The captain was killed during a Russian drone attack on a merchant ship - \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0435\u0432\u0430 c\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\ud83d\udea2 A civilian merchant vessel flying the flag of Tanzania was en route to one of the Ukrainian ports when it was attacked at night by a Russian drone. 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