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Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported drone strikes hit two commercial vessels off the Black Sea coast, damaging the Malta-flagged Chelsea 3 and sinking a second ship near Krapets.
- These strikes occurred just one week after drones attacked two other vessels on October 6, 2026, sinking the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan in a recurring pattern of maritime threats.
- Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from the Chelsea 3, including seven Ukrainians and eight Azerbaijanis, with five receiving medical treatment in Varna; only one survivor was confirmed from the sunken vessel.
- Prime Minister Radev summoned Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova and stated that while authorities lack conclusive evidence, "the logic suggests that the outcome benefits the Russian Federation," while seeking NATO and European Union assistance.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned the Black Sea has become "another front of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine," while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha blamed Russia and called for decisive international action.
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Eleven sailors missing after (Russian) drone sinks ship off Bulgaria
Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, the second deadly sinking of a cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia’s ambassador. Two cargo ships were hit by drones overnight and one was sunk, Bulgarian officials […]
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Two new ships were struck near the Bulgarian coast, Prime Minister Roumen Radev announced on Tuesday, saying he wanted to summon the Russian ambassador after attacks called "unacceptable" of which he informed NATO. ...
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