Two merchant ships attacked by drones in Bulgaria's economic zone in the Black Sea
One ship sank, a fire occurred on the second and the crew is being evacuated
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- Two merchant ships, Able and Alfa Watan, were attacked by drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
- Alfa Watan sank, fire continues on Able after 18 people were evacuated.
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Two merchant ships were attacked by drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
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Two merchant ships were attacked by drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
The Alfa Watan vessel was seriously damaged and sank; there is no information yet about the fate of its crew.
A fire occurred on the Able ship, the fire continues, 18 people were evacuated from the ship, among whom were injured.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Two ships were attacked by UAVs in the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria in the Black Sea, one of them sank, the second was on fire, the news portal Maritime.bg claims.
“Yesterday evening, the first military attack was carried out on merchant ships in the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria on the Black Sea. The ships Able and Alfa Watan were attacked,” the portal reports.
According to the Marine Traffic portal, Able was sailing under the Palauan flag from the Romanian Galati to Istanbul, Turkey, and Alfa Watan was flying under the Togolese flag from El Arish in Egypt to the Romanian Sulina.
According to the portal, the attacks were carried out by drones. The Alfa Watan vessel was seriously damaged and sank 130 kilometers east of the city of Byala; there is no information yet about the fate of its crew, the material says.
Open Questions
- What is the fate of the crew of the Alfa Watan?
- Who is behind the drone attack?
