{"id":23668,"date":"2026-01-21T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23668"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:02:24","slug":"footage-shows-damage-to-container-ship-after-drone-strike-in-black-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23668","title":{"rendered":"Footage Shows Damage To Container Ship After Drone Strike In Black Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Footage Shows Damage To Container Ship After Drone Strike In Black Sea<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Footage Shows Damage to Container Ship After Drone Strike In Black Sea\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1883229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1883229\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1883229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"attack on ship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/attack-on-ship-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1883229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from X video posted by The Sea In Arabic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The container ship Aurelia diverted to Samsun Port, Turkey, after being struck by a drone while sailing in the Black Sea, reports say.<\/p>\n<p>The ship, flying the Cameroonian flag, was attacked shortly after leaving Novorossiysk, Russia, when it was about 80\u201390 nautical miles offshore.<\/p>\n<p>The drone hit containers on the starboard side. All 16 crew members, including seven Turkish nationals, were unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>After the strike, Aurelia changed course and continued under controlled conditions to a safe port.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel arrived at Samsun around 14:30 local time on 18 January, where the damaged containers were unloaded individually using a crane.<\/p>\n<p>The ship itself was largely unaffected, although a minor fire in one container row was quickly contained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">\u062a\u0639\u0631\u0636\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0641\u064a\u0646\u0629 Aurelia \u0644\u0647\u062c\u0648\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0645\u063a\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0646\u0648\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0633\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u0633\u064a \u0645\u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0636\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0641\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u062d\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 \u0645\u062a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u062f\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0633\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0643\u064a<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f3a5.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfa5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> ShipspotterHayriyay<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/containers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#containers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aurelia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aurelia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novorossiysk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#novorossiysk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/samsun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#samsun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/port?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#port<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/black?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#black<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sea<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#russia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/theseainarabic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#theseainarabic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wxcyt3e742\">pic.twitter.com\/wxcyt3e742<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sea In Arabic \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a (@Theseainarabic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theseainarabic\/status\/2012946697706488118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nVideo Credits: The Sea In Arabic\/X<\/p>\n<p>Video footage from the crew and a ship spotter shows at least three forty-foot containers damaged, located three bays forward of the wheelhouse.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of cargo damage, if the containers were laden, has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish authorities said an investigation is underway, and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>AIS records show Aurelia\u2019s transmissions paused between 13 and 17 January, shortly after leaving the Bosporus northbound, which is common for ships entering the Russian sector of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel has frequently visited Novorossiysk in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Aurelia, built in 1998, is a Turkish-owned container feeder, 100 metres long and 17.9 metres wide.<\/p>\n<p>Port state inspections have noted deficiencies on every visit since 2018, with over three dozen issues recorded in the past year alone.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: usm, safety4sea<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/footage-shows-damage-to-container-ship-after-drone-strike-in-black-sea\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=footage-shows-damage-to-container-ship-after-drone-strike-in-black-sea\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage Shows Damage To Container Ship After Drone Strike In Black Sea Screengrab from X video posted by The Sea In Arabic The container ship Aurelia diverted to Samsun Port, Turkey, after being struck by a drone while sailing in the Black Sea, reports say. The ship, flying the Cameroonian flag, was attacked shortly after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-23668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}