The Palau-flagged cargo ship Able, which a drone hit in the Black Sea, left Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone overnight. It crossed the boundary at about 1:10am, roughly 33 nautical miles east of Ahtopol. See our original report: Ship sinks after drone attack 80 miles off Bulgaria's Byala, 18 crew rescued.
The drone struck the Able on the night of 6 October 2026, about 70 nautical miles east of the town of Byala. The ship is 110m long and 17m wide. It is carrying 5,985 tonnes of barley from Romania to Turkey.
Two ships passing nearby rescued all 18 crew members. The sailors were moved to the vessel Diskuria, which took them to the port of Varna.