# Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria, sinking one as government calls emergency meeting

https://mins.news/en/item/87545

- euronews, 2026-10-06 07:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/drones-hit-two-ships-off-coast-of-bulgaria-as-government-calls-emergency-meeting

> Drones struck two ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, sinking one of them, while a crew member from the vessel was reported missing, according to Rumen Nikolov, director of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Varna. The government called an emergency meeting.

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