Drones Hit Two Ships in Bulgaria’s Black Sea Zone; Crew Missing From Sunken Vessel
Archive: Elandra Gulf in Rotterdam, September 28, 2025. This does not show the Alfa Watan, Able or the attack. Photo: Alf van Beem/Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0. Source and license Two commercial ships were hit by drones in Bulgaria’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone on October 6, Bulgarian authorities said. One sank; the other caught fire. The crew of the sunken vessel remained unaccounted for in the reports available at publication time. Two commercial vessels sent distress signals early on October 6 after what Bulgarian officials described as a drone attack in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan suffered critical damage and sank. Its crew’s fate was not immediately known. The second vessel, the Palau-flagged Able , caught fire. Its 18 crew members were rescued, and two were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to Radev’s account reported by the Associated Press. Radio Bulgaria later report...