Two Dead, 11 Rescued After Ship Catches Fire and Sinks in Black Sea, Romania Says
- On Tuesday, October 6, a drone attack struck the Tonga-registered Alfa Watan and the Palau-flagged Able in the Black Sea near Bulgaria, sinking the former within minutes while the latter caught fire and was abandoned.
- Bulgarian authorities ended the search for the Alfa Watan crew on Wednesday, finding no trace of the 10 to 12 sailors after the ship was struck 130 kilometers east of Byala. The vessel suffered critical structural damage and sank rapidly.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his navy confirmed Russian drones caused the attack, though Russia's embassy in Bulgaria denied targeting the vessels. The Chief Director of Bulgaria's Maritime Administration Agency, Rumen Nikolov, estimated a 90 percent probability the Able would sink.
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev convened the Bulgarian Government and called the attack a violation of international law. He stated there are no grounds to invoke NATO Article 4 or 5, as the strike occurred in legally neutral waters.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned the Black Sea situation was increasingly worrying, while assaults on merchant shipping have multiplied since summer as Russia and Ukraine target each other's export routes. Zelensky cautioned the war was widening geographically, raising broader conflict risks.
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A cargo ship sank Tuesday after a drone attack inside the Black Sea economic zone of NATO member Bulgaria, with Ukraine accusing Russia of carrying out the strike. Drones attacked the Togo-flagged cargo ship Alfa Watan roughly 70 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian coastal town of Byala, inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, according to Bulgarian officials. The vessel suffered catastrophic structural damage before sinking, according to ma…
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Ukraine blames Russian drones for deadly ship fire in the Black Sea
Two people died and others were rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea outside Romania's territorial waters, Romanian authorities said on Monday, as Ukraine blamed Russian drones for the incident.
One dry cargo sank after the attack, another was hit by a fire and a drone attack on two merchant ships near Bulgaria, causing additional risks not only to vessels linked to Ukraine but also to international commercial shipping in the Black Sea, which is described by RBK-Ukraine with reference to the publication of the Bulgarian publication NOVA. The drones attacked ships on international Atak routes around 03:00 on 6 October, about 70-80 nautic…
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