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Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Bulgaria halts rescue operation for crew of sunken ship

Headline from Al-Monitor

By Alex Lefkowitz SOFIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has halted its search for the missing crew of a ship that sank after being hit by a drone about 70 nautical miles (130 km) off its coast, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency said on Wednesday.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Rescuers halt operation off the coast after finding no survivors.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Bulgaria halts rescue operation for crew of sunken ship (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Alex Lefkowitz SOFIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has halted its search for the missing crew of a ship that sank after being hit by a drone about 70 nautical miles (130 km) off its coast, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency said on Wednesday.

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