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Cargo ship HS Dignity sinks off Krapets, Bulgaria, after drone attack

Black Sea, about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets (Bulgarian exclusive economic zone) · 13 Oct 2026 · event date · approximate location

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said a second merchant ship was hit and sank about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, in the same series of drone attacks in which the Chelsea 3 was struck off Byala on the night of 12 to 13 October 2026. President Iliana Iotova identified the sunken ship as the Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship HS Dignity. [1][2][3]

Drone presence is established. The consequences are established. The operator is not established.

Drone presenceConfirmed[1][2]
ImpactConfirmed[1][2][3]
AttributionNot established

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3 source families · a count of sources is not a verification score

AI-assisted editorial source review · 21 Oct 2026 · Dossier updated 21 Oct 2026

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What do we know now?

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said a second merchant ship was hit and sank about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, in the same series of drone attacks in which the Chelsea 3 was struck off Byala on the night of 12 to 13 October 2026. President Iliana Iotova identified the sunken ship as the Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship HS Dignity. Early reports had named the Azov Concord; Sega later reported that the Azov Concord had helped in the rescue.

Facts at a glance
Drone type
  • No named drone type is recorded in this dossier.
Hit / damaged
  • According to bntnews.bg, citing Bulgarian Prime Minister, The Bulgarian prime minister confirms the second vessel sank
Who reported what
  • bta.bg / bntnews.bg [1 · 2]: Assessment of drone involvement; reported outcome
Source families
  • 3 source families are recorded; republication is not independent confirmation

Further details are not known from the cited sources.

Timeline

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2 · Source publication
3 · Dossier revisions

What remains uncertain?

  • Who operated it, and why? An attributed investigation finding is missing.
Check the evidence
Source passage
  • Bulgarian Prime Minister and Bulgarian rescue authorities · “Нова атака с дронове срещу кораби в Черно море” bntnews.bg
  • Bulgarian Prime Minister · “Корабът е потънал” bntnews.bg

Claims and evidence

8 sources · 1 original statement

Sources that repeat the same original statement count once: a number of articles is not a number of independent confirmations.

ClaimOriginal sourceAssessment
Drone

Bulgarian public broadcasting reports the new drone attacks, including the ship that sank off Krapets.

[2]
Source passage
“Нова атака с дронове срещу кораби в Черно море”

Passage checked word for word against the source on 20 Oct 2026.

Bulgarian Prime Minister and Bulgarian rescue authorities via BNT NewsSupports the report

The article links the reported drone attacks to two vessels; does not establish operator. Initial ship naming was subsequently corrected to HS Dignity.

Impact

The Bulgarian prime minister confirms the second vessel sank.

[2]
Source passage
“Корабът е потънал”

Passage checked word for word against the source on 20 Oct 2026.

Bulgarian Prime Minister via BNT NewsSupports the report

Official sinking confirmation; initial rescue counts are provisional and are not transferred into the claim.

Source genealogy

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  1. Bulgarian Prime Minister / Bulgarian Prime Minister and Bulgarian rescue authorities
    • BNT News: Rumen Radev: a second ship was hit and sank 17 miles east of Krapets [2] · Relayed statement
  2. Unknown dependency
    • BTA: Prime Minister Rumen Radev reports new drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea [1]
    • Sega: Drones hit ships off Byala and Krapets [3]
    • Al Jazeera: Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, PM says [4]
    • Defence24 [5]
    • BBC News [6]
    • Bulgarian National Television [7]
    • o2.pl [8]
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ClaimSupporting sourcesVisible support
Bulgarian public broadcasting reports the new drone attacks, including the ship that sank off Krapets.[2]Support remains visible
The Bulgarian prime minister confirms the second vessel sank.[2]Support remains visible

What we know

The ship sank. Bulgarian officials said five crew members were rescued and 11 were missing; the prime minister had first reported one crew member rescued. According to Sega, the HS Dignity had a crew of 16 and was sailing without cargo from Algeria to Braila, Romania.

Reported by Bulgaria's prime minister, whose country is not a party to the war, as one of the ships hit in the night's drone attacks; the ship was identified by President Iliana Iotova. Carried by the national news agency BTA, the public broadcaster BNT, Sega and Al Jazeera. The number of drones that hit this ship is not given.

Data
No structured detail recorded
Fell near · Intercepted (claimed) · Human consequences · Effects

What remains unknown

Who launched the drones and how many hit the ship were not clear at the time of reporting. Sega places the sinking 17 miles east of Shabla rather than Krapets.

Not established. Radev said there was no solid, clear evidence against any party, while arguing that the outcome benefits the Russian Federation; he said he would summon Russia's ambassador for talks.

How the story changed

  1. Prime Minister Radev said a second ship had been hit and sank about 17 nautical miles east of Krapets, and that one crew member was rescued. [2]

  2. Sega reported, citing President Iotova, that the sunken ship was the Guinea-Bissau-flagged HS Dignity, and that the Azov Concord, named in earlier reports, had helped in the rescue. [3]

  3. Bulgarian officials said five crew members had been rescued and 11 remained missing. [4]

Original sources (8)

3 source families · a count of sources is not a verification score

1BTA: Prime Minister Rumen Radev reports new drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea13 Oct 2026 · source family: Bulgarian government2BNT News: Rumen Radev: a second ship was hit and sank 17 miles east of Krapets13 Oct 2026 · source family: Bulgarian government3Sega: Drones hit ships off Byala and Krapets13 Oct 2026 · source family: Sega4Al Jazeera: Drone attack sinks ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, PM says13 Oct 2026 · source family: Al Jazeera5Defence2413 Oct 2026 · source family: Defence24 · additional reporting6BBC News13 Oct 2026 · source family: Bbc · additional reporting7Bulgarian National Television13 Oct 2026 · source family: Bnt · additional reporting8o2.pl13 Oct 2026 · source family: Wirtualna polska · additional reporting

Editorial changes

  1. Revision 7 · 21 Oct 2026Added the literal source quote that supports the confirmed status (audit 20 Oct 2026); status unchanged.
  2. Revision 6 · 16 Oct 2026Additional reporting links reviewed; evidence assessments unchanged. Added: o2.pl.
  3. Revision 5 · 16 Oct 2026Additional reporting links reviewed; evidence assessments unchanged. Added: BBC News, Bulgarian National Television, Defence24.
  4. Revision 4 · 15 Oct 2026Added a no-thumbnail publisher source link; no hosted image or video and no evidence-state change.
  5. Revision 3 · 15 Oct 2026Added to the series Black Sea shipping incidents, October 2026.
  6. Revision 2 · 15 Oct 2026Corrected the ship's identity: the vessel that sank is the HS Dignity, as identified by President Iliana Iotova. Revision 1 followed early reports that named the Azov Concord; according to Sega, the Azov Concord helped in the rescue. Crew figures updated.
  7. Revision 1 · 13 Oct 2026Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.

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DroneLedger editorial team. “Cargo ship HS Dignity sinks off Krapets, Bulgaria, after drone attack.” Dossier azov-concord-sinks-off-krapets-2026-10-13, revision 7, updated 21 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/azov-concord-sinks-off-krapets-2026-10-13/v7/

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