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To handelsskibe ramt af droner nær den bulgarske kyst

Den 6. oktober 2026 blev to handelsskibe ramt af droner i Bulgariens eksklusive økonomiske zone i Sortehavet, omkring 80 sømil (148 km) fra kysten nær Kap St. Atanas og byen Byala. Det togolesisk flaggede ALFA WATAN led kritisk strukturel skade og sank, mens det palauisk flaggede ABLE brød i brand, og hele dets 18-mand store besætning blev evakueret af den bulgarske færge DIOSCURIA, hvor nogle søfolk blev såret. På tidspunktet for rapporten var ALFA WATAN-besætningens skæbne ukendt. Hændelsen fik Bulgariens premierminister Rumen Radev til at indkalde til et krisemøde med embedsmænd fra forsvar, indenrigs, transport og sikkerhed. Dronernes oprindelse var ikke fastslået, selvom efterfølgende bulgarske medierapporter citerede kilder, der hævdede, at dronerne var russiske.

Hændelse: 2026-10-06
Offentliggørelse: 2026-10-06
Først observeret: 2026-10-06T16:30:53.116Z
Kontrolstatus: Ikke vurderet
Lande: BG
Opdateret: 2026-10-06T16:30:53.116Z

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Two commercial vessels struck by sea and aerial drones near Bulgarian coast.

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2026-10-06T15:03:41Z

On 6 October 2026, two commercial vessels were struck by drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, around 80 nautical miles (148 km) off the coast near Cape St. Atanas and the town of Byala. The Togo-flagged ALFA WATAN suffered critical structural damage and sank, while the Palau-flagged ABLE caught fire and its entire 18-member crew was evacuated by the Bulgarian ferry DIOSCURIA, with some sailors injured. At the time of the report, the fate of the ALFA WATAN crew was unknown. The incident prompted Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev to convene an emergency meeting with defence, interior, transport and security officials. The origin of the drones had not been established, although subsequent Bulgarian media reports cited sources claiming that the drones were Russian.