The container ship Contship Jet operated by Zim sinks off Bulgaria after a UAV attack The container ship Contship Jet with the flag of Liberia, managed by Concept Management in Greece and operated by the Israeli shipping company Zim Levant-. The Black Sea Route, sank overnight in the Black Sea after being hit by three naval drones on Wednesday, October 28.⁠ The ship was on its way from Haifa, Israel, to Constanta, Romania, and was carrying 421 containers (including some with lithium-ion batteries, flammable liquids, acids and other hazardous materials) when it was hit about 17-21 nautical miles east of Cape Kaliakra, inside the economic zone Bulgaria's exclusive but outside territorial waters. All 18 crew members (14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians) abandoned ship and were safely rescued by Bulgarian Navy and Border Guard vessels and taken to Varna. About 20 containers fell overboard. In initial tests, no visible infection was found; Seawater sampling is underway. No group has taken responsibility. The incident is the latest in a series of drone attacks on commercial ships in the western Black Sea this month and occurred as defense ministers from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey met in Sofia to discuss maritime security.

The container ship Contship Jet operated by Zim sinks off Bulgaria after a UAV attack The container ship Contship Jet with the flag of Liberia, managed by Concept Management in Greece and operated by the Israeli shipping company Zim Levant-. The Black Sea Route, sank overnight in the Black Sea after being hit by three naval drones on Wednesday, October 28.⁠ The ship was on its way from Haifa, Israel, to Constanta, Romania, and was carrying 421 containers (including some with lithium-ion batteries, flammable liquids, acids and other hazardous materials) when it was hit about 17-21 nautical miles east of Cape Kaliakra, inside the economic zone Bulgaria's exclusive but outside territorial waters. All 18 crew members (14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians) abandoned ship and were safely rescued by Bulgarian Navy and Border Guard vessels and taken to Varna. About 20 containers fell overboard. In initial tests, no visible infection was found; Seawater sampling is underway. No group has taken responsibility. The incident is the latest in a series of drone attacks on commercial ships in the western Black Sea this month and occurred as defense ministers from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey met in Sofia to discuss maritime security.