Drones attack two merchant ships near Bulgaria-Xinhua
SOFIA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Drones sank one merchant ship and set another on fire in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Tuesday. At around 3 a.m. (0000 GMT), two merchant ships were attacked with sea and air drones around 70 nautical miles east of the town of Byala in the country's exclusive economic zone, Radev said at the beginning of a meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian institutions. This was confirmed by eyewitnesses, Radev said. The first ship, flying the flag of Togo, has sunk, and so far no people from the first ship have been found, Radev noted. The second ship was on fire. The 18-member crew managed to evacuate and was rescued. There was one crew member with burns and one with a head injury. A naval ship picked them ...