Black Sea merchant shipping comes under fresh drone attack
Splash 247 · Oct 6, 2026
Commercial shipping in the western Black Sea has come under a fresh wave of attacks, with another general cargoship sinking and a second catching fire off Bulgaria barely a day after the loss of the Royad Mammadov off Romania. According to UK maritime security specialist Vanguard Tech, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and Palau-flagged Able issued …
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