Image Credits: Bulgarian Navy A cargo ship hit by a Russian drone near Odesa, Ukraine, in August is drifting through the Black Sea towards Bulgaria. The ship has no crew on board and cannot move under its own power. Bulgarian Air Force and Navy personnel located it on October 4 and are tracking its movement. The ship, named Emil, was found about 40 nautical miles east of Cape Shabla, off northeastern Bulgaria. Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said the vessel was unable to manoeuvre after the drone strike caused a fire and damaged its technical systems. The ship has been drifting in Romania’s exclusive economic zone since the attack on August 5. Sea currents have been carrying it south towards Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone. On October 4, two Bulgarian Air Force Cougar helicopters and Navy specialists took part in an operation to find the vessel and check its condition. The operation ran from 11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. The Bulgarian Navy has issued a warning to ships in the area about the abandoned vessel. The Defence Ministry said authorities were keeping track of its movement and were ready to act if the situation changed. The Emil is a German-owned bulk carrier built in 2012. It is 292 metres long and has a deadweight tonnage of 175,463 tonnes. The ship is registered under the Liberian flag. The vessel was struck by a Russian drone on August 5, about 21 nautical miles from the Greater Odesa area. The attack caused a fire and damaged its technical systems, leaving the ship unable to manoeuvre. The crew had to abandon it. Image Credits: Bulgarian Navy Reports said the ship was struck again by Russia, but it remained afloat. Photographs showed damage to the stern and accommodation block. The bridge also appeared to have been burnt out. Since the attack, the ship has drifted in a southwesterly direction, carried by sea currents and winds. Its latest reported position was about 40 nautical miles east of Cape Shabla, near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. There is no confirmed