Port or tanker

Gas Lisbon

20 July 2026 · Time not stated (GMT / UTC+0)

Black Sea, approximately 20 NM off Romania

What happened

The Liberian-flagged LPG tanker suffered major superstructure damage and a fire while sailing toward Reni with more than 3,790 tonnes of LPG. Romanian authorities evacuated all 17 crew members. Three were injured and one later died. Romania’s president said the vessel had been struck, but authorities had not established the cause or responsibility at the latest cited report. The marker is approximate.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.

Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Port or tanker
Latitude
44.9000°
Longitude
29.6000°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Sailor dies after Ukraine-bound tanker catches fire off RomaniaAssociated Press; Romanian emergency authorities and Turkish vessel-traffic data · Incident reporting