Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- On Tuesday, drones struck two merchant ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria about 80 miles from the coast, sinking the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and setting the Palau-flagged Able ablaze.
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev convened an emergency government meeting with key ministries and security services to address the strike. President Iliana Iotova's office confirmed the attack in the NATO member nation.
- Officials declined to comment on who was responsible for the strike. It remains unclear if anyone was injured or killed, with rescue operations underway and 18 crew members evacuated from the Able.
- Since the Ukraine-Russia war started four years ago, European countries have faced Russian drones breaching airspace and mines floating across the Black Sea. This attack follows two deaths on a ship outside Romania's territorial waters.
- Persistent maritime threats, including mines floating in the Black Sea, suggest the region remains volatile for merchant shipping long after the conflict began. Security concerns continue affecting international trade and energy routes.
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Two commercial ships, one of which sank according to the Bulgarian sea rescue, were hit by drones on Tuesday in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, announced the government, which convened an emergency meeting. ...
The drones also damaged another merchant ship.
Two commercial ships were hit by drones in the Black Sea, within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, with one sinking and its crew missing. According to available information, this is the first attack on commercial ships in the economic zone of the NATO member state, Euronews reports. The Bulgarian government has called an emergency meeting to deal with the incident. The crew of the sunken ship is missing According to Rumen Nikolov, head of res…
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Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels hit by drones in economic zone
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says two commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Radev said the ships were attacked Tuesday by several drones about 80 miles off Bulgaria’s coast. One of the ships,…
Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone – WTOP News
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels hit by drones in ec
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said two commercial vessels were hit Tuesday by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Radev said after a government emergency meeting that the ships were attacked by
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