Breaking News. - Drones Hit Two Ships Off Coast of Bulgaria
- On Tuesday, drones struck two merchant ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, sinking one vessel and damaging another, local media reported. A rescue operation was underway as authorities assessed the incident.
- Prime Minister Rumen Radev convened a meeting with key ministries and security services to assess the strike. The office of President Iliana Iotova confirmed the attack in the NATO member nation.
- Officials declined to identify who was responsible for the drone strike. It remained unclear if anyone was injured or killed, with rescue operations continuing in the area.
- Since the Ukraine-Russia war started four years ago, European countries have seen Russian drones breaching airspace and mines floating across key trade routes. The incident follows two previous deaths on a ship outside Romania's territorial waters.
- The Black Sea remains a volatile theater for merchant shipping, with mines floating across trade and energy routes posing persistent threats. This pattern underscores long-term security concerns for international commerce in the region.
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The day after two people lost their lives when a ship sank off the coast of Romania, there is another rescue operation in the Black Sea.
Two ships in the Black Sea were attacked by drones on Tuesday. One of the ships has sunk and the crew is missing, Bulgaria's prime minister said. A rescue operation is underway.
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Gyeong-rak = Two merchant ships were attacked by unidentified drones off the Black Sea coast bordering Bulgaria, resulting in the sinking of one, according to AFP and Ro...
Two commercial ships were hit by drones on Tuesday in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone. A Bulgarian ferry intervened and rescued the 18 crew members of one of the ships, while the other boat sank off the coast, near Byala, reports BGNES and Novinite.com.
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