Intensifying drone attacks on ships in Black Sea bring war ever closer to Nato shores
- The first the crew of the Bulgarian ferry Dioscuria knew of an attack on a cargo ship in their country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea in the early hours of 6 October was a distant explosion 70 miles off the coastal town of Byala.
- The Turkish-owned Alfa Watan, heading for the Romanian port of Sulina, had been struck by suspected Russian air and naval drones.
- Arriving on the scene, Dioscuria found an overturned lifeboat and lifejackets in the water.
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- The first the crew of the Bulgarian ferry Dioscuria knew of an attack on a cargo ship in their country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea in the early hours of 6 October was a distant explosion 70 miles off the coastal town of Byala.
- The Turkish-owned Alfa Watan, heading for the Romanian port of Sulina, had been struck by suspected Russian air and naval drones.
- Arriving on the scene, Dioscuria found an overturned lifeboat and lifejackets in the water.
Sources: Guardian