US EditionBulgaria rescuing sanctioned tanker that was hit by Ukrainian drone
Bulgaria's rescue of the sanctioned tanker Kairos, damaged by a Ukrainian drone, is paused due to weather; the crew of 10 requested evacuation after an onboard fire.
- Dec 5, Bulgaria's maritime authorities, border police and navy began a rescue of a vessel that entered territorial waters on Friday, but bad weather has paused the operation.
- The ship has been identified as sanctioned tanker Kairos, which Ukrainian naval drones hit last week in Turkey's Exclusive Economic Zone while it headed to a Russian port.
- Authorities confirmed there were 10 people on board after contact with passing ships and Ankara's Maritime Coordination Centre, and a navy helicopter was dispatched.
- A border police specialised team was ready to sail and two air-tractors prepared to join the operation soon, while another Russian-flagged tanker reported a drone attack on Tuesday with 13 crew members unharmed.
- The episode positions the Black Sea as a conflict zone, with Turkey's Transport Ministry reporting the sanctioned tanker en route from Egypt to Russia suffered an explosion last week by Ukrainian naval drones.
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A Russian "phantom float" oil tanker, attacked by Ukraine at the end of November in the Bosphorus is stranded off the Bulgarian coast and an operation is under way to evacuate the 10 crew members, local authorities reported on Saturday.The Kairos crew, registered in China and allegedly used for illegal oil trafficking, cannot be evacuated due to bad weather and strong waves.Anton Zlatanov, director of the Border Police General Directorate, expla…
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Sanctioned oil tanker is stranded off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast after suspected Ukrainian strike
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Bloomberg: Kairos tanker attacked by a Ukrainian drone is being rescued off the coast of Bulgaria: EADaily
EADaily, December 6th, 2025. The Gambian-flagged tanker Kairos is in distress off the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, which was attacked in late November by the Ukrainian Sea Baby drone off the coast of Turkey.
Bulgaria rescuing sanctioned tanker that was hit by Ukrainian drone
Bulgaria's maritime authorities, border police and navy, are carrying out a rescue of a vessel that entered the country's territorial waters on Friday but the operation has been put on hold due to bad weather, the transport ministry said in a statement.
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