Bulgaria Says One Crew Is Missing and Second Rescued After Drone Attack
- On Tuesday, drones struck two cargo ships about 70 nautical miles east of Byala, Bulgaria, causing the Togolese-flagged Alfa Watan to sink and the Palau-flagged ABLE to catch fire.
- Growing fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war has impacted Black Sea shipping, with at least 45 merchant vessels attacked in previously low-risk areas over the past year.
- Rescue teams saved all 18 crew members aboard the ABLE, including 11 Turkish nationals and seven Indians; two sailors were hospitalized with burns and head injuries.
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev convened an emergency meeting, describing the strike as a violation of maritime law and calling the attacks "absolutely unacceptable."
- Observers warn the conflict could expand geographically if not ended soon, threatening commercial shipping safety across the Black Sea and violating international maritime law.
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The crew of a merchant ship disappeared today after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria, a NATO member, following a drone attack that Prime Minister Rumen Radev characterized as a gross violation of international law.
On Tuesday morning, two merchant ships were attacked by drones while in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. One of the ships sank and the crew is missing - and there is still uncertainty about who is behind it, Reuters reports. - It has been determined that this was a Russian combined attack using naval and aerial drones, says Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Russia had launched a combined attack on two civilian vessels in Bulgarian waters, and the Ukrainian Defence Forces had not conducted any operations in that sea area.
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Black Sea Ship Sinks After Drone Attack, Crew Missing
A civilian cargo ship has sunk after a drone attack in the Black Sea, leaving its crew missing. It is raising fresh concerns over the safety of commercial shipping. If even civilian vessels are becoming targets, how far can the danger spread? Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan, a Turkish-owned cargo… Continue reading Black Sea Ship Sinks After Drone Attack, Crew Missing
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