Greece's Military Examines Mystery Naval Drone Found in Ionian Sea
Greek forces are dismantling the drone and examining whether it was meant for attacks on Russian-linked shipping, officials said.
- On Thursday, fishermen discovered an armed, unmanned naval drone inside a coastal cave on the Greek island of Lefkada, and the Greek coast guard towed the vessel to the port of Vasiliki.
- Authorities moved the vessel to a mainland naval base on Friday for investigation, noting the dark-coloured drone, which had its engine running when found, resembles Ukrainian-made MAGURA explosive maritime drones.
- One theory suggests the drone could have been prepared against Russia's "shadow fleet," tankers transporting Moscow's energy resources to bypass Western sanctions imposed after the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- In March, Moscow accused Ukraine of utilizing "uncrewed sea drones" to strike a sanctioned tanker near Libya and Malta, prompting officials to investigate the vessel's origin within the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
- No visible markings on the drone have helped identify its origin, leading experts to examine whether the vessel entered Greek waters due to a technical failure or lost communication with its control centre.
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A mystery armed unmanned sea drone washed ashore on a Greek island, with authorities investigating. Footage shows fisherman towing the vessel, that was discovered inside a coastal cave on the holiday hotspot island of Lefkada, to a nearby harbour on Thursday (7 May). It was moved on Friday to a naval base on the mainland for inspection, according to Greece’s public broadcaster ERT. Ukraine has used drone boats in the Black Sea to fight Russian n…
A Greek fisherman finds a possibly Ukrainian sea drone in the Ionian Sea. The Greek Ministry of Defence has initiated an investigation.
"I was in Portugal, which has the most advanced center for maritime drones in the EU, so that we can have the most modern available," said the Defense Minister.
On the west coast of the Greek island of Lefkada a Ukrainian sea drone with a running engine was discovered. Investigators found detonators, but no explosives. The origin and purpose of the unmanned vehicle are so far unclear.
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Ukraine 'Kamikaze' Sea Drone Found Armed With 200kg of Explosives Off Greek Island - iefimerida.gr
Greek military intelligence and counter-terrorism units are examining a high-tech explosive-laden sea drone discovered by a fisherman off the island of Lefkada, in an incident that has raised alarm about the Ukraine-Russia conflict's reach into the Ionian Sea and the security of Mediterranean shipping lanes.
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