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A Liberian-flagged container ship, the Contship Jet, sank in the Black Sea after being struck by three maritime drones off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian authorities. The vessel was operating for Israeli shipping company ZIM and was en route from Haifa to Romania with 421 containers when the attack occurred about 21 nautical miles southeast of Shabla. All crew members were rescued and no casualties were reported.
The incident took place near Cape Kaliakra in northeastern Bulgaria, as defence ministers from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey met in Sofia for trilateral talks on Black Sea security. The attack is part of a series of drone strikes in the region's exclusive economic zones, raising concerns among NATO members about escalating tensions amid the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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