BUCHAREST, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Romania's navy said it deployed a ship and a helicopter on Monday to scout for stray mines on the country's Black Sea coast, after a pier in the seaside resort of Costinesti was lighly damaged in an explosion.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and mines have since then been laid in the Black Sea by the combatants.
Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish military diving teams have been defusing those that have drifted into their waters.
The sea is crucial for shipments of grain, oil and oil products and is shared by Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey, as well as Ukraine and Russia.
Romania's navy said its divers were still investigating whether the explosion at the pier, which claimed no victims, was caused by a mine.
Persons:
Luiza Ilie, John Stonestreet
Organizations:
European Union, NATO, Thomson
Locations:
BUCHAREST, Costinesti, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Turkey, Mangalia, U.S