The Contship Jet, a Liberian-flagged container ship operating for Israel Shipping Company, sank in the Black Sea after being hit by 3 unmanned explosive devices off the coast of Bulgaria on Wednesday. The ship was leaving Haifa, Israel, carrying 421 containers bound for Constanta, Romania, when it was attacked about 21 nautical miles from Bulgaria. All 18 crew members - 14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians - were rescued unharmed. The attack is part of a series targeting commercial vessels in the Black Sea. According to the maritime intelligence company Lateral, of 93 verified attacks on commercial ships between January and August 2026, 53 were attributed to Ukraine and 40 to Russia. Ukraine.

The Contship Jet, a Liberian-flagged container ship operating for Israel Shipping Company, sank in the Black Sea after being hit by 3 unmanned explosive devices off the coast of Bulgaria on Wednesday. The ship was leaving Haifa, Israel, carrying 421 containers bound for Constanta, Romania, when it was attacked about 21 nautical miles from Bulgaria. All 18 crew members - 14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians - were rescued unharmed. The attack is part of a series targeting commercial vessels in the Black Sea. According to the maritime intelligence company Lateral, of 93 verified attacks on commercial ships between January and August 2026, 53 were attributed to Ukraine and 40 to Russia. Ukraine.