VarnaDrones sank the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan, leaving its crew missing.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev said it was the first reported attack on shipping inside Bulgaria’s economic zone.
Sea and air drones hit both ships off Byala, and 18 rescued Able crew included 7 Indians.
Bulgaria has blamed no one, though Ukraine blamed Russia for Monday’s sinking off Romania.
Authorities have not said how many people were aboard the Alfa Watan, or what it carried.
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- EXPRESS
- Yahoo! Finance
- connects Bulgaria attack to prior day's Romanian sinking, frames escalating pattern of Black Sea shipping losses from Ukraine-Russia war
- MoneyControl
- foregrounds Indian crew members (7 of 18 rescued) and Turkish vessel ownership; notes two hospitalized with burns and head injury
- Yahoo News
Sources: EXPRESS, Yahoo! Finance, MoneyControl, Yahoo News