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Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria
Bulgaria said the attacks injured five crew members and prompted NATO and European Union appeals after one cargo ship sank.
- Eleven crew members are reported missing and five have been rescued after a commercial vessel sank following a drone attack in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria.
- Initial emergency reports identified the merchant ship Azov Concord as involved near Krapets, while maritime service reports indicate the vessel was aiding in the rescue of another struck cargo ship—possibly the HS Dignity—northeast of Cape Shabla.
- A second vessel, the Maltese-flagged Chelsea 3, was struck by three drones in a separate incident further south; all 15 crew members were rescued, with three hospitalized in Varna for second-degree burns.
- The escalations follow a near-identical drone incident in Bulgaria’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone, where ten crew members were lost after a cargo ship was sunk.
- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced plans to summon the Russian ambassador regarding the maritime strikes, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen strongly condemned the attacks, warning that the Black Sea has increasingly become a dangerous active front in the regional war.
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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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