Fourteen Syrians were among the 16 crew members aboard a cargo ship that sank overnight after a drone attack off Bulgaria, the Syrian Sailors Union said on Tuesday. Rescuers were searching for 11 missing sailors, according to the union.
Bulgarian officials said the Guinea-Bissau-flagged HS Dignity sank 15 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian village of Krapets. The sinking was one of two overnight attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea, the officials said.
The Syrian Sailors Union told Syria's Alikhbariah TV that an aerial drone and two unmanned surface vessels were involved, according to the account provided.