Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, PM says
Two ships were hit in the attack, including the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which sustained damage.

Two ships were hit in the attack, including the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which sustained damage.






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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.
Crude flows through Hormuz have recovered, but tanker insurance costs and geopolitical risks remain barriers to a return to normality.
The deaths appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade.
This incident comes only two days after at least 41 people died in another boat capsizing in DRC.

At the UN, Saudi Arabia accused Iran of attacks across the region and called for action against the Houthis.

The war on Iran is raising the cost of living in Nigeria.
Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.

A crew member was killed in an attack on an Indian cargo vessel off the coast of Oman.

IMO’s Arsenio Dominguez says it’s not legal for countries to charge ships fees to use international straits.
Kahboub range could help the Houthis consolidate control near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.