An Azerbaijani sailor was injured in the attack on the ship in the Black Sea.

A citizen of Azerbaijan has been hospitalized in Bulgaria after a drone attack on the cargo ship Chelsea 3 in the Black Sea. Seven more citizens of Azerbaijan were rescued from board this vessel.

As reported by “Caucasian Knot”, the captain of the cargo ship “Royal Mamedov”, a citizen of Azerbaijan, died in the drone attack on the ship in the Black Sea. Another citizen of the country is missing, three have been hospitalized, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported on October 6.

The vessel, which had citizens of Azerbaijan on board, was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported. According to the agency, the attack occurred on October 13 at about 01:30 local time, 18 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian city of Byala.

There were 15 crew members on board the cargo ship Chelsea 3, including eight citizens of Azerbaijan. All of them have been rescued, said the official representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Aikhan Gadjizade.

One of the Azerbaijani sailors, Ramin Gambarli, born in 1993, has been hospitalized in the military hospital of Varna. He is currently under medical supervision. The condition of the other seven citizens of Azerbaijan after the initial medical examination is assessed as satisfactory.

“In connection with the incident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan and the authorized bodies of the relevant states, is conducting coordination work. Necessary measures are being taken to provide our citizens with medical and consular assistance, as well as to organize their safe return home,” Gadjizade's words are quoted by the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

The Foreign Ministry reiterated its call for citizens of Azerbaijan to refrain from traveling and working in areas of military operations and unstable situations. The agency also urged not to work on vehicles following dangerous routes, particularly on ships in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.

Two vessels were attacked off the Bulgarian coast, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported. According to him, Chelsea 3 belongs to a Ukrainian company and sails under the flag of Malta. The vessel was hit by three drones approximately 18 nautical miles from the shore. All 15 crew members were rescued: seven citizens of Ukraine and eight citizens of Azerbaijan. Five received medical assistance, and no one has serious injuries, reports Al Jazeera.

The second vessel sank, and one crew member was rescued, Radev said. Eleven sailors are considered missing, CNN informs. Radev called the attack unacceptable and stated that Bulgaria would summon the Russian ambassador. There is no definitive evidence of involvement from either side, but the outcome of the attack benefits Russia, the politician noted.

“Caucasian Knot” also reported that on September 9, two Azerbaijani sailors died, and two others were injured in a drone attack on the cargo ship Tedy.

11 citizens of Azerbaijan were on board the civilian cargo ship Atlas Bey, attacked by a drone off the coast of Odessa on July 14. 10 of them were evacuated, and the body of the captain, a citizen of Azerbaijan, Samad Nasrullayev, was found on July 16.

On the night of June 5, drone attacks were carried out on two foreign cargo ships in the Azov Sea, which had a total of 25 citizens of Azerbaijan in their crews.