Drones Hit Container Ship off Bulgaria, Crew Safe and Ashore
Sea drones struck a container ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast on Wednesday, the ship's owner and the government said, the latest in a string of attacks that have raised concerns about the growing…
A view shows a vessel that was hit by a drone in the Black Sea, in this handout image released by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry on October 13, 2026. Bulgarian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Reuters, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Sea drones struck a container ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on Wednesday, the ship’s owner and the government said, the latest in a string of attacks that have raised concerns about the growing scope of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
It was not clear who carried out the attack on the Greek ship that was sailing under the Liberian flag in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), or what the vessel’s 421 containers were carrying.
“A container ship was hit…with three naval drones, approximately 21 miles southeast of Shabla,” Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on the sidelines of a regional security meeting.
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