Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria
- 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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Two ships struck by drones in Black Sea off Bulgaria
Eleven sailors are missing after drone strikes hit two cargo ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast on Tuesday, 13 October, sinking one vessel and damaging another. Bulgaria has summoned Russia's ambassador and requested assistance from NATO and the European Union. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev condemned the attacks, which occurred near the country's territorial waters, and convened an emergency meeting with security officials.
Several sailors missing after drone strike sinks merchant vessel near Bulgarian waters
By Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Several sailors are missing following a drone attack on a vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian officials, prompting the country’s government to summon the Russian ambassador. Overnight there were two attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials said, with one Guinea-Bissau-flagged
Several sailors missing after drone strike sinks merchant vessel near Bulgarian waters
By Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Several sailors are missing following a drone attack on a vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian officials, prompting the country’s government to summon the Russian ambassador. Overnight there were two attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials said, with one Guinea-Bissau-flagged
On a tense maritime night, the waters off Bulgaria in the Black Sea were turned into the scene of drone attacks on commercial vessels, to exhale Sofia, NATO and the European Union in the midst of indirect accusations against Russia.
Several sailors missing after drone strike sinks merchant vessel near Bulgarian waters
By Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Several sailors are missing following a drone attack on a vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian officials, prompting the country’s government to summon the Russian ambassador. Overnight there were two attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials said, with one Guinea-Bissau-flagged
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