From the Russian Coast to the Roman Waters, There Has Been an Escalation of Ship-Targeting Incidents in the Black Sea.
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The Black Sea is experiencing successive incidents involving commercial vessels, some of which have ended in drowning and the loss of seafarers, while the most recent navigating tensions have spread to Romanian territorial waters.
Drone attacks off the coast of Romania and Bulgaria aim at the grain trade – and above all hit the hungry in the world.
Risk analysis is done to locate the source of the threat, to monitor for escalation, to prepare, to have procedures, to have a timely response, to minimize the consequences, to save lives. The escalation is visible. There seems to be no preparation. Nor procedures. Not to mention a response. The violent person commits violence because he can, because that is his definition, because he is allowed to. The violent person only understands a decisive…
The Black Sea is turning into a danger zone. In just one week, drones have hit four merchant ships off the Bulgarian coast. Two have sunk. The sailors are missing.
First 130 kilometers, a week later less than 40 kilometers from the NATO coast. Five cargo ships have been hit by drones in the Black Sea in eight days, three of which sank. Suspicion falls squarely on Russia.
For seamen on cargo ships, the Black Sea has turned into one of the most dangerous maritime routes in the world. In nearly three months, the maritime corridor used for the export of grain and goods from and to the dune ports has become the target of an unsettling wave of drone attacks.
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