Greek ship with lithium on boron sank after drone attack

Off the Bulgarian coast sank container ship Contship Jet, flying the flag of Liberia. This was reported by the local Maritime Administration on Thursday. The ship became the object of attack by sea drones.

On Wednesday, 3 marine drones attacked this container ship about 21 nautical miles off the coast of Bulgaria. Defense Minister Dimitr Stoyanov called the incident the fifth drone attack since the beginning of October in the exclusive economic zone of the country.

Contship Jet is owned by a Greek company. He traveled from Haifa to Constanta, Romania. On board were 18 people, among them 14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians. All were rescued by Bulgarian naval forces and border police. People were taken to Varna, where they will undergo a medical examination.

Carried container ship lithium-ion batteries, combustible liquids, gases and other dangerous substances. After checking samples taken at several points in Bulgarian territorial waters, the military found no trace of contamination.

The incident coincided with a meeting of the defense ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey in Sofia to discuss the security of the Black Sea region. Following the talks, 3 NATO countries strongly condemned drone attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. They also agreed to share intelligence more actively, increase early warning capabilities and better coordinate actions in the area.

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