Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea

Syrian authorities questioned why search and rescue operations were called off before the fate of 10 sailors was known.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026Syria has called for an “independent and transparent” investigation into the sinking of a cargo ship in the Black Sea, demanding answers over the fate of the ship’s 10 crew members, including nine Syrians and an Egyptian, who remain unaccounted for.The Togolese-flagged Alfa Watan, went down in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone early on Tuesday, amid a rising number of drone strikes hitting Black Sea shipping during the Russia-Ukraine war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia kills eight people in Ukraine, attacks two vessels in Black Sealist 2 of 3Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waterslist 3 of 3Russian strike on ship near Odesa kills 10, Ukraine hits Moscow with dronesend of listIt is unclear who carried out the attack.Mazen Aloush, from the Syria’s port authority asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Bulgarian authorities to find out why a search and rescue mission was called off, before the missing sailors were found.“Their fate is still unknown” said Aloush, adding that ...