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The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Great Ocean, showing damage from an apparent drone strike, is towed through the Bosphorus on August 20.
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Great Ocean, showing damage from an apparent drone strike, is towed through the Bosphorus on August 20.
Alexa said the list of apparent targets has recently expanded “from tankers to dry-cargo vessels,” and the danger for seamen has intensified. Aerial drone strikes targeting accommodation blocks, he said, “were rare before [Ukraine’s Operation Molochka]. He added that “Russia has responded in kind, but with fewer merchant ships available as targets it has concentrated more on ports.”
