Drones hit another container ship off Bulgaria, defence minister says

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Sea drones struck a container ship ‌off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on Wednesday, defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov said, the ‌latest in a string of attacks that have raised fears about the growing scope of Russia’s war in Ukraine. It was not clear who carried out the attack on a Greek container ship that was sailing under the Liberian flag in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone.

A maritime security source with knowledge of the ⁠matter said the crew had been evacuated. Bulgaria’s national ‌radio said a tanker was sent to assist the damaged vessel, which was travelling from Israel’s ⁠port of Haifa to Constanța in Romania.

The ship’s Greece-based owner and manager Contships Management did not immediately respond to a ‌request for comment.“A container ship was hit ... with three naval drones, approximately 21 miles southeast of Shabla,” Stoyanov ⁠told reporters on the sidelines ⁠of a regional security meeting.

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