Several sailors missing after drone strike sinks merchant vessel near Bulgarian waters
Bulphoto Agency/Reuters Several sailors are missing following a drone attack on a vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian officials, prompting the country’s government to summon the Russian ambassador.
Overnight there were two attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials said, with one Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship, the “HS Dignity,” being sunk 15 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian village of Krapets – leading to an urgent search and rescue operation.
Another vessel called the “Chelsea 3,” which sails under the Maltese flag but is Ukrainian-owned, was struck by three drones as it sailed just 18 nautical miles off the coast of Byala, Bulgaria, leading to the emergency rescue of all 15 crew members, officials said.
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