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Merchant ship sinks off Bulgarian coast following drone strike

A merchant ship has sunk in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria after being struck by a drone. Authorities report that the crew is currently missing.

First reported 5 hours ago · latest update 36 minutes ago

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A merchant ship sank in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria on Tuesday following a drone strike. The incident has resulted in the crew of the vessel being reported as missing.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev addressed the situation, characterizing the drone attack as a gross violation of international law. Search and rescue efforts are currently underway to locate the missing crew members in the area where the vessel went down.

The ship was located within Bulgaria’s Black Sea zone at the time of the strike. Authorities have not yet released details regarding the origin of the drone or the specific identity and registry of the merchant vessel involved.

As of Tuesday, the status of the crew remains unknown. Officials continue to monitor the situation as the search operation proceeds in the maritime zone off the Bulgarian coast.

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97 Reuters (via Google News) ★ most authoritative citation

Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Bulgaria's Black Sea - Reuters

Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Bulgaria's Black Sea Reuters

5 hours ago

88 Straits Times (Singapore)

Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Bulgaria's Black Sea

SOFIA, Oct 6 - The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law.

1 hour ago

86 The Independent

Crew missing after drone sinks merchant ship in Black Sea off Bulgaria

It appeared to be the first such attack in Bulgarian waters

36 minutes ago · Alex Lefkowitz

83 Mint

Crew goes missing after ship sinks in Black Sea Zone of Bulgaria following drone strike, says PM

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Tuesday (local time) said that the crew of a ship that sunk following a drone strike in the country's Black Sea Zone is missing, Reuters reported.

3 hours ago

78 India Today

Bulgaria says drone attack in Black Sea zone sinks cargo ship