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Three sea drones strike a container ship in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone; all 18 crew safe

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said three uncrewed surface vessels struck the Liberian-flagged container ship Contship Jet in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone off Cape Kaliakra around midday on 28 October. Owner Contships Management said all 18 crew, 14 Filipino and four Ukrainian, were safe and ashore, Reuters reported. The ship was sailing from Haifa to Constanta; who carried out the attack was not stated.

When
28 October 2026
Where
Black Sea off Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria, No single country (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
vessel attack · military
Attribution
Not attributed. No source named who launched the sea drones.
In the record
Published 2026-11-02 20:42 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Evidence LIGA.net Media · Unaffiliated origin: Bulgarian defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov statement, 28 Oct · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Political.org Media · Unclassed origin: Bulgarian defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov statement, 28 Oct · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence BusinessDay Media · Unclassed origin: Bulgarian defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov statement, 28 Oct · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  4. Corroboration BusinessDay Media · Unclassed origin: Contships Management (owner) statement · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  5. Corroboration AJOT Media · Unaffiliated origin: Contships Management (owner) statement · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC

History

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2026-11-02 20:42 UTCstatusnullconfirmedP1 daily: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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