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Mine explosion killed three crew members, dredger sank
On the night of July 23, the 'Ingulsky' , wiht 11 crew members on board, struck a naval mine during routine dredging works on the Danube near Vilkovo in the Bystre estuary in the Odesa delta region. The mine exploded and caused the ship to sink in the one of the canal, linking the Danube to the Black Sea. The explosion killed three crew members and injured eight more. The injured crew were taken to hospital for treatment. The Danube remained navigable in the area with the southern Sulin Channel open to ship traffic, which is also linking to the Danube. The Bystre has been open to commercial vessels after Ukraine liberated Snake Island from Russian control. The Ukrainian authorities started investigating the incident.
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