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The vessel, managed by Contships Management, was sailing from Haifa to Constanta when it came under attack approximately 17 nautical miles off Bulgaria. All 18 crew members, including 14 Filipinos and four Ukrainians, were rescued by Bulgarian Navy vessels and taken to Varna.<\/p>\n
Bulgarian authorities confirmed early on Thursday that the ship sank around midnight last night. A French maritime surveillance aircraft spotted the unmanned vessels approaching the ship and alerted the Bulgarian authorities. The crew was also warned and attempted to evade the drones through manoeuvres, but to no avail.<\/p>\n
The vessel was hit by the first drone. After the crew had been rescued by Bulgarian Navy ships, it was struck twice more before listing and eventually sinking at around midnight.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry claimed that Russian unmanned systems had struck an unidentified dry bulk carrier heading towards Chornomorsk, alleging that it was carrying supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces.<\/p>\n
Moscow also announced another attack against a general cargo ship bound for Odesa, claiming that it was carrying military equipment and dual-use items \u2014 materials that can serve both civilian and military purposes.<\/p>\n
Neither of the two attacks has been confirmed by independent sources, and Russia has not disclosed the identities of the…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n