In the Black Sea, within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, drones have attacked two commercial vessels. In connection with the incident, the country’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev is convening an emergency meeting.
Sea-news.az citing Bulgarian media, representatives from the ministries of defense, interior, transport, environment and water resources, the presidential administration, and security services will participate in the meeting.It was reported that the targets of the attacks were the Togo-flagged vessel ALFA WATAN and the Palau-flagged vessel ABLE. The ALFA WATAN vessel suffered critical structural damage and sank east of the Bulgarian coast. Information about the fate of the crew is currently unavailable, and search and rescue operations are underway.As a result of the attack, a fire broke out on board the ABLE vessel. The entire 18-member crew was successfully evacuated to the Bulgarian ferry DIOSCURIA. Among those rescued were injured individuals who received first aid on board the ferry.
