Port of Constanta:
The Indian mission in Bucharest said a chemical tanker carrying nine Indian seafarers, which was hit by a drone at an anchorage off Romania has reached the Port of Constanta safely.
- Port of Constanta is one of the key Romanian maritime ports in the Black Sea Region.
- It is the only seaport directly connected to the Danube River through the Danube—Black Sea Canal.
- This port also plays a key role for the Danube countries in Central and East Europe through the Danube River.
- It is playing a highly important role as the transit node for the landlocked countries in the Central and South-East Europe.
Black Sea:
- It is a large inland sea situated at the southeastern extremity of Europe.
- It is located where Europe and Asia meet.
- It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west.
- Though far inland, it connects with the Atlantic Ocean through a series of other waterways.
- The Bosporus Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait link the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and finally, the
- To its east, the Kerch Strait links the Black Sea to the smaller Sea of Azov.
- Major rivers flowing into it include the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Rioni, and Dniester.
