Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack
A civilian cargo ship sank and another was damaged following a drone attack in the Black Sea near Bulgaria. Bulgarian officials are conducting search and rescue operations for the missing crew, while international condemnation of the strikes grows.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the escalating risks to civilian maritime traffic and regional stability in the Black Sea due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Image source, Petko Momchilov / Reuters Image caption, Two injured crew members from one of the ships have been sent for treatment
A civilian cargo ship has sunk and its crew is missing after being attacked by drones in the Black Sea, Bulgarian officials say.
A second vessel - carrying grain - was also hit within Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Its 18 crew were rescued.
Radev did not say who was behind the attacks, which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea, particularly the eastern side, as part of its war against Ukraine.
Moscow has not commented on the latest incident, a day after it was accused by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of striking a civilian vessel carrying corn. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the attacks were "unacceptable".
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