On October 13, at around 01:30 AM, the cargo vessel “CHELSEA-3” was struck by a drone attack 18 nautical miles east of Byala, Bulgaria.
Sea-news.az reports that Aykhan Hajizada, Head of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that all 8 Azerbaijani citizens among the 15-member crew were rescued. One citizen, Ramin Gambarli (born 1993), has been admitted to a military hospital in Varna and is currently under medical supervision, while the remaining 7 Azerbaijani crew members are in satisfactory condition.
The Foreign Ministry official stated that necessary diplomatic, medical, and consular support is being provided to organize their safe return home. The Ministry urged Azerbaijani citizens to refrain from traveling to high-risk zones and working on vessels operating in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
