Dry Cargo Ships. Combat Zones in the Black Sea On the evening of August 27, within Romania's exclusive economic zone, 15-20 nautical miles southeast of Sfantu Gheorghe, the dry cargo ship PROGRESS IV (IMO 8358130) caught fire and sank . It was registered in the Dominican Republic, not the Dominican Republic. The ship was 122 meters long, managed by Zabrama FZE (UAE), and owned by Katriona Alliance Ltd. The dry cargo ship was en route from the Danube corridor (Ren/Sulina) to Tekirdag.