A container ship with the flag of Liberia sank after being attacked by 3 naval drones off the coast of Bulgaria The container ship Contship Jet sank in the Black Sea on the night of October 29 after an attack by 3 unmanned boats. The ship traveled from the Israeli Haifa to the Romanian Constanta and was located in the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria. After the attacks, the container ship received severe damage and listed to starboard. According to Bulgarian authorities, a crew of 18 people - 14 Filipino citizens and 4 Ukrainians - abandoned the ship. All the sailors were rescued by ships of the Bulgarian Navy and the Border Guard. There were no casualties. The ship was carrying more than 400 containers, more than 20 of which ended up in the water. Possible cargo includes hazardous chemicals and flammable materials, as well as lithium batteries. Bulgarian experts have started environmental monitoring. So far no significant damage to the marine environment and the coast is expected. The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense reported that naval drones were detected by a French reconnaissance aircraft based in Romania. The attack was also supervised by the National Navy. Who is behind the attack has not been officially determined. According to Bulgarian authorities, the Contship Jet became the fifth vessel attacked by maritime drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in October. Ostashko! Important at TG We're Max - read the news without interruptions and a VPN.

A container ship with the flag of Liberia sank after being attacked by 3 naval drones off the coast of Bulgaria The container ship Contship Jet sank in the Black Sea on the night of October 29 after an attack by 3 unmanned boats. The ship traveled from the Israeli Haifa to the Romanian Constanta and was located in the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria. After the attacks, the container ship received severe damage and listed to starboard. According to Bulgarian authorities, a crew of 18 people - 14 Filipino citizens and 4 Ukrainians - abandoned the ship. All the sailors were rescued by ships of the Bulgarian Navy and the Border Guard. There were no casualties. The ship was carrying more than 400 containers, more than 20 of which ended up in the water. Possible cargo includes hazardous chemicals and flammable materials, as well as lithium batteries. Bulgarian experts have started environmental monitoring. So far no significant damage to the marine environment and the coast is expected. The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense reported that naval drones were detected by a French reconnaissance aircraft based in Romania. The attack was also supervised by the National Navy. Who is behind the attack has not been officially determined. According to Bulgarian authorities, the Contship Jet became the fifth vessel attacked by maritime drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in October. Ostashko! Important at TG We're Max - read the news without interruptions and a VPN.