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Romania
Every Vessel Hunter story on Romania: 6 stories, from 9 July 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "Rheinmetall buys Romania's Mangalia shipyard for €138m at the fifth auction". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Rheinmetall buys Romania's Mangalia shipyard for €138m at the fifth auction
Rheinmetall has bought the bankrupt Mangalia shipyard in Romania for €138.03m, 75% of its auction value, to build two patrol ships and two support ships for Romania.
Alfa Watan sinks off Bulgaria a day after Royad Mammadov is lost off Romania
A drone strike sank the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and set the grain-laden Able on fire off Bulgaria, a day after Royad Mammadov sank off Romania with two dead.
Romania Rescues 12 Crew from Cargo Ship Suspected of Being Attacked
Romanian rescue services took 12 seafarers off the 7,298-dwt Progress IV after a fire that the country's president said appeared to have followed an attack.
Romanian F-16s Destroy Explosive Drone at Neptun Deep Gas Field
Two Romanian fighter jets were sent to disable a loitering naval drone found next to an active work area at the Neptun Deep gas project, where several hundred people were working.
Romania Sinks Barges In The Danube To Keep A Nuclear Reactor Running
Romania has been sinking four barges loaded with rock into the Danube to redirect water towards a nuclear power station whose second reactor is at risk of shutting down.
Romania's bankrupt Mangalia yard heads back to auction
The insolvent Mangalia shipyard in Romania will go to a second auction at 184m euros after prospective buyers stayed away in the first round.
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