The attack involved two merchant ships in waters off Bulgaria. The name, ownership and flag of the sunken ship are not provided in the available information.
The Chelsea 3 was damaged in the attack. Al Jazeera describes it as a Ukrainian-owned ship, while the Times of India reports that it was flying the Maltese flag: both details come from only one of the respective available sources.
According to the Times of India, all crew members were rescued without suffering injuries. The source provides no further details about the rescue operations.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called the attacks intolerable and drew attention to the risks to maritime security, according to information reported by the Times of India.
The BBC also reports that the Bulgarian prime minister summoned the Russian ambassador in connection with the attacks. According to the same source, Radev suspects that Russia is responsible, but the identity of the perpetrator has not been independently established in the available information.
The Times of India describes the incident as the second similar attack within a week and refers to other similar incidents recorded at the beginning of the month. The account therefore points to a series of incidents involving commercial shipping in the Black Sea, without providing further details about the previous attacks.
The sources used were published on October 13, 2026, but do not make it possible to establish the exact day and time when the attack took place. Responsibility for the operation also remains a matter of suspicion rather than an independently verified attribution.