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Three maritime drones struck the Liberian-flagged container ship Contship Jet off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, prompting a Navy rescue of all 18 crew members.
More than 570 commercial vessels have been attacked in the Black Sea in 2026 and at least 40 seafarers killed, making it more dangerous for shipping this year than the Persian Gulf, according to Financial Times analysis of Ambrey and IMO data.
A string of drone strikes on at least seven cargo vessels off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria this month has left two dead and at least 25 missing, raising fears of deliberate escalation in the Black Sea.
Three drone attacks on merchant ships within 24 hours have pushed the Black Sea war risk zone into the exclusive economic zones of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria for the first time.
The Dominican Republic-flagged merchant vessel Progress IV caught fire and sank in Romania’s exclusive economic zone, with President Nicusor Dan saying the ship was likely hit.
