Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria coast, prime minister says
Bulgaria sought NATO and European Union help after the attacks, and rescuers evacuated 15 crew members from one ship with five minor injuries.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that drones struck two ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, sinking one vessel and prompting emergency rescue operations.
- The Ukrainian-owned Chelsea, sailing under a Maltese flag, was hit by three drones around 1:30 a.m., located 18 nautical miles off the coast, Radev said.
- Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from the Chelsea, with five receiving treatment for minor injuries; one crew member from the sunken vessel was also rescued.
- Radev called the attacks "absolutely unacceptable" and sought NATO and European Union assistance, though Bulgaria lacks clear evidence to identify who was responsible.
- Although Bulgaria does not border Russia or Ukraine, the nation holds a strategic position on the Black Sea, where hybrid drone attacks linked to the ongoing war present growing concerns.
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In a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria, two ships were hit again. One fell as a result. At 01.30 a.m. on Tuesday night, a first signal "was received by a ship in distress," wrote Prime Minister Rumen Radew on Facebook. The crew could therefore be rescued. According to them, the ship flying under the Maltese flag and belonging to Ukraine "was caught by three drones." According to Radev, another ship was hit and san…
Prime Minister Radev speaks of a "blatant violation of the law of the sea." The Russian ambassador has to report.
<p>Drones attacked a ship with Ukrainians near Bulgaria, the second sank: Sofia calls the Russian ambassador, Kiev called for sanctions The Chelsea 3 ship under the Maltese flag was attacked by three drones near Bulgaria. 15 crew members rescued, another ship sank.</p>
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LiFODrones hit two ships in the Black Sea near Bulgaria, sinking one of them, Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced early Tuesday morning.
Drones have again hit two ships off the coast of Bulgaria in the Black Sea, sinking one of them, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. All 15 sailors from the Chelsea ship, which was hit by a drone about 15 nautical miles off the coast of Byala, Bulgaria, have been rescued. Six crew members were injured. Further north, near the town of Krapec, the vessel sank, and rescuers are searching for possible survivors.
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