Greek Containership Sunk by Naval Drones Off Bulgaria as Black Sea Attacks Escalate

ATHENS/SOFIA, Oct 29 (Reuters) – A Greek container ship has sunk after being hit by naval drones off Bulgaria on Wednesday, the Bulgarian government said, in the latest of a series of strikes in the western Black Sea this month that have raised concerns about the widening scope of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Liberian-flagged CONTSHIP JET, loaded with 421 containers, was badly damaged by three sea drones as it passed through Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – but outside its territorial waters – en route from Haifa in Israel to Constan?a in Romania.

The crew of 14 Filipinos