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Ship sinks off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast after being hit by drones

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A Liberian-flagged vessel that was hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has sunk, the local maritime administration said on Thursday. Three maritime drones struck the container ship Contship Jet about 21 nautical miles off the coast of Bulgaria on Wednesday, the fifth drone attack in the NAT…

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  1. Euromaidan Press

    Drones keep sinking ships off Romania and Bulgaria—French and US patrol planes are watching (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Days after NATO promised more planes and forensic teams, a drone sank a cargo ship near Constanța, killing a Ukrainian sailor.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Drone attack hits container ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, defense minister says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Three maritime drones have struck a container ship in the Black Sea off Bulgaria's coast, according to the country's defense minister

  3. Breitbart News

    Drone Attack Hits Container Ship Off Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast (opens Breitbart News)

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    Three maritime drones struck a container ship sailing in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria on Wednesday, the country's defense minister said, the latest in a string of such incidents on NATO's eastern flank

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Drones strike a container ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and its crew members are rescued (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Three maritime drones have struck a container ship in the Black Sea off Bulgaria's coast, according to the country's defense minister

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Ship sinks off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast after being hit by drones (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A Liberian-flagged vessel that was hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has sunk, the local maritime administration said on Thursday. Three maritime drones struck the container ship Contship Jet about 21 nautical miles off the coast of Bulgaria on Wednesday, the fifth drone attack in the NAT…

  6. Fortune

    ‘The logic points in that direction’: Drones strike a container ship off Bulgaria as attacks on NATO’s Black flank pile up (opens Fortune)

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    The attacks in Bulgaria and Romania’s exclusive economic zones threaten a global shipping route and left two people dead, with at least 25 still missing.

  7. France 24

    Black Sea shipping under growing threats as drones hit container ships (opens France 24)

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    A Greek container ship has sunk after being struck by three drones, potentially of Russian origin, in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast on Wednesday, October 28. This incident highlights growing concerns for commercial shipping as the conflict between Ukraine and Russia persists.

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