Crew of Container Ship “CONTSHIP JET” Rescued After Maritime Drone Attack in Black Sea

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All 18 crew members of the container ship “CONTSHIP JET” have been rescued after the vessel was targeted by maritime drones near Cape Kaliakra in the Black Sea.

Sea-news.az reports citing the Bulgarian news agency BTA, that the news was released by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Bulgaria.

Sailing under the Liberian flag, the vessel was en route from the Israeli port of Haifa to Constanța, Romania. At the time of the strike, the ship was carrying 421 containers.

The emergency rescue operation mobilized three Bulgarian Navy vessels and one Border Police craft. The crew members were safely evacuated and transported to the port of Varna.