Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria coast, prime minister says
All 15 crew members aboard the Chelsea 3 were rescued, and five received medical assistance after the drone strike, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that drones struck two ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, sinking one vessel and prompting emergency rescue operations.
- The Ukrainian-owned Chelsea, sailing under a Maltese flag, was hit by three drones around 1:30 a.m., located 18 nautical miles off the coast, Radev said.
- Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from the Chelsea, with five receiving treatment for minor injuries; one crew member from the sunken vessel was also rescued.
- Radev called the attacks "absolutely unacceptable" and sought NATO and European Union assistance, though Bulgaria lacks clear evidence to identify who was responsible.
- Although Bulgaria does not border Russia or Ukraine, the nation holds a strategic position on the Black Sea, where hybrid drone attacks linked to the ongoing war present growing concerns.
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On 13 October, Prime Minister Roumen Radev denounced the "unacceptable" attacks, which he informed NATO. If there is no solid evidence linking them to Moscow, the head of government said he wanted to summon the Russian ambassador.
In a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria, two ships were hit again. One fell as a result. At 01.30 a.m. on Tuesday night, a first signal "was received by a ship in distress," wrote Prime Minister Rumen Radew on Facebook. The crew could therefore be rescued. According to them, the ship flying under the Maltese flag and belonging to Ukraine "was caught by three drones." According to Radev, another ship was hit and san…
Two ships were attacked by drones off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, and one of them sank. Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed the news, stating that it is the second such incident in the last week, reports Index.hr.
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