ZIM container ship reportedly sunk by explosive unmanned boats off Bulgaria

Unverified · Bulgarian Black Sea coast, Bulgaria · 2026-10-28

Tasnim News, an Iranian partisan outlet, reports that a ZIM container ship sailing from Haifa to Romania was struck by three explosive-laden unmanned boats near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast on 28 October and sank in the Black Sea on 29 October. No other source has been identified that confirms or denies the incident.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-29 12:36 UTC

First reported 2026-10-29 12:36 UTC; last updated 2026-10-29 12:42 UTC.

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