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Drones sink cargo ship in Bulgarian Black Sea zone
BBC News··6d ago
A Togo-flagged cargo ship, Alfa Watan, sank after a drone attack in Bulgaria's Black Sea exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Its crew is missing. A second Palau-flagged grain ship, Able, was hit and its 18 crew were rescued, including 7 Indian nationals. Radev condemned the strikes and did not name who carried them out.
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What It Means For You
- Search teams are looking for missing sailors from Alfa Watan after the sinking.
- Two injured Able crew members were flown to a hospital in Varna, Radev said.
- Commercial traffic in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone faces heightened security risk.
What's Happening
- Radev said air and sea drones struck about 70 miles off Byala around 03:00 local time.
- He called the strikes a flagrant violation of maritime law inside Bulgaria's zone.
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said attacks on civilian shipping are unacceptable.
How Wide the Black Sea Zone Runs
- Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone covers just over 29,000 sq km, about 6 percent of the Black Sea.
- Able's crew included 11 Turkish and 7 Indian nationals, the BBC reported.
- Moscow had not commented on the incident when the reports were published.
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