Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria
One vessel sank with 11 sailors missing, while the other was evacuated after three drone strikes, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported drones struck two commercial vessels in the Black Sea, sinking one and hitting the Ukrainian-owned, Maltese-flagged Chelsea 3 about 18 nautical miles off Byala; all 15 crew members were rescued.
- These incidents follow a similar drone attack on October 6 involving two other merchant ships within Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, intensifying maritime security threats near NATO coastal waters.
- Prime Minister Radev summoned Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova, stating Bulgaria lacks 'solid and unambiguous evidence' to blame a specific party while arguing 'the logic suggests that the outcome benefits the Russian Federation.'
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the strikes, calling the Black Sea 'another front of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine' and warning that attacks threaten global food security.
- Bulgaria is seeking technical assistance from NATO and the European Union to strengthen maritime and air surveillance, aiming to establish drone origins and improve response capabilities amid escalating maritime threats.
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Bulgaria summoned the Russian ambassador for clarification after two cargo ships were attacked by drones in the Black Sea near Bulgarian waters, resulting in one ship sinking and 10 people missing.
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SOFIA >> Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia’s ambassador.
The government of Sofia summons the Russian ambassador, increases pressure in view of the elections of 25 October. EU and NATO mobilize: "It is a further theater of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine." One effect of recent raids is the sharp reduction of maritime traffic, to the detriment of Ukrainian wheat. Polish minister Sikorski: "The Atlantic Alliance defines the reaction in the case of victims of a Russian hybrid attack"
11 missing after ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador after drones struck a Ukrainian-owned cargo ship, while another vessel was also hit and sank further north off the coast of the NATO and EU member. Black Sea shipping has been hit by growing fallout from the Ukraine-Russia war in recent months. Radev said the Ukrainian-owned cargo ship Chelsea 3 was "hit by three aerial drones", and shortly afterwards another ship was "struck" …
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