DroneLedger / Maritime
Drones at sea
Drone attacks on merchant ships and other vessels in this archive, sea area by sea area: what the sources established about the drone and the damage, and what happened to the crew where a source says so.
What the archive shows
11 maritime dossiers in 3 sea areas. In 4 the drone is confirmed, in 4 it is reported, and in 3 it stayed inconclusive. Damage to the vessel is confirmed in 5.
11Maritime dossiers
3Sea areas
4drone confirmed
5damage confirmed
By sea area
- 6 Black Sea
- 3 Strait of Hormuz
- 2 Gulf of Oman
| Date | Vessel | Sea area | Type | Flag | Drone | Damage | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Trader hit off Romania; president says drones struck the ship | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Reported | Reported | not recorded | |
| Yara J hit off Romania; president says drones struck the ship | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Reported | Reported | not recorded | |
| Authorities report drone strike on fishing boat off Sirik | Gulf of Oman | not recorded | not recorded | Reported | Reported | not recorded | |
| GFS Giselle damaged in attack; drone involvement unclear | Strait of Hormuz | not recorded | not recorded | Inconclusive | Reported | not recorded | |
| GFS Pride lost after attack; drone involvement unclear | Strait of Hormuz | not recorded | not recorded | Inconclusive | Reported | not recorded | |
| Drones strike cargo ship Chelsea 3 off Byala, Bulgaria; crew of 15 rescued | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Confirmed | Confirmed | not recorded | |
| Cargo ship HS Dignity sinks off Krapets, Bulgaria, after drone attack | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Confirmed | Confirmed | not recorded | |
| Drone strikes tanker Petro Dolphin off Sohar, Oman; two seafarers missing | Gulf of Oman | not recorded | not recorded | Confirmed | Confirmed | not recorded | |
| Drones sink cargo ship Alfa Watan and set the Able on fire off Bulgaria; Alfa Watan crew missing | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Confirmed | Confirmed | not recorded | |
| Grain ship Royad Mammadov burns and sinks off Romania; Ukraine blames Russian drones | Black Sea | not recorded | not recorded | Reported | Confirmed | not recorded | |
| Cape Dao lost after September strike; drone involvement unclear | Strait of Hormuz | not recorded | not recorded | Inconclusive | Reported | not recorded |
Read with care
This is a selective archive, not a register of every attack at sea. It is historical and stays at sea-area level: no positions, courses or live ship data. For current security advisories, follow the official maritime authorities (for example UKMTO and national coastguards).