# Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship

https://mins.news/en/item/89455

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 10:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/bulgaria-ends-search-for-missing-crew-after-drone-strike-sinks-cargo-ship?traffic_source=rss

> Bulgarian authorities have ended the search for crew members from a cargo ship sunk by a drone strike off the Black Sea coast after finding no survivors. Drones hit two commercial vessels on Tuesday; one caught fire and 18 Turkish and Indian crew members were rescued, while those aboard the sunken ship remain missing. Officials have not determined where the drones came from.

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