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Started: October 28, 2026 at 11:31 AMLifted: October 30, 2026 at 8:19 PMupdated 2 hours ago
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What's happening

A vessel was attacked by three drones in the Black Sea about 21 nautical miles off Shabla, on Bulgaria's northeast coast, according to the Bulgarian Navy and Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov. Bulgarian authorities sent a tanker to assist and began evacuating the crew by lifeboats.

How solid is this record

Corroborated, not yet confirmed
  1. ReportedAt least one source describes it
  2. Corroborated1 independent newsroom
  3. ConfirmedThree independent newsrooms, or an authority

1 independent newsroom describes this. An official source is still missing to close the record.

What this is based on

1 source · 1 country

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Corroboration under way

One piece is missing to confirm

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What's missing to corroborate

  • An official source (local authority, prefecture, ministry)
  • A third independent newsroom
  • A witness on the ground to pin the exact area

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