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Two Commercial Vessels Hit by Drones Off Bulgaria’s Coast, One Sinks, One Burns

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Two Commercial Vessels Hit by Drones Off Bulgaria’s Coast, One Sinks, One Burns
Photo: One of the ships, the Alfa Watan, which flew the flag of Togo, suffered critical structural damage. (AP Photo/ Representational)

On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed that two commercial ships were struck by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, about 128 kilometres off the coast. The attack, the first of its kind in the Black Sea for a NATO member, caused one vessel to sink and the other to catch fire. Eighteen crew members were rescued. The incident was reported by the Associated Press.

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