Matsuyama, Ehime Pref. – A cargo ship owned by a Japanese firm was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Friday, injuring one crew member, the marine transportation firm in western Japan said Saturday.
The Panamanian-registered cargo ship Namura Queen was damaged and one of the 20 Filipino crew sustained a nonlife threatening injury to his shoulder, according to the firm based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture.
The ship can operate under its own steam and has headed to Turkey, where the damage to the vessel will be assessed, the firm said.
Ukraine authorities said the missile was fired by Russian forces, following their military invasion of Ukraine earlier this week.
A total of three nonmilitary vessels have now been hit since the start of the invasion.
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