Unseen images reportedly show drone sinking Greek-linked vessel off Bulgaria

Reports say a freighter hauling 421 containers was hit by drone boats about 21 nautical miles off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and sank around midnight, with its 18 sailors abandoned ship. Sources differ on whether it was a tanker or freighter, and the attackers remain unidentified.

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1. 2 Nov, 21:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 2 Nov, 21:30 UTCPicked up on News
3. 2 Nov, 21:30 UTCBBC reports mystery sea drones sink ship
4. 2 Nov, 21:30 UTCEuronews posts unseen drone sinking footage
5. 2 Nov, 22:11 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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• freighter sinks off bulgarian coastGoogle Trends
• A 19,960-ton freighter hauling 421 containers to Romania took three hits from drone boats 21 nautical miles off a NATO country's Black Sea coast, its 18 sailors abandoned ship 12 minutes after the alarm, and it sank around midnight, the fifth merchant vessel stAutonocion.com
• Mystery sea drones sink container ship in Black SeaBBC