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DEVELOPING · 5 OCT → 30 OCT 2026 · 26 EDITIONS · 109 OUTLETS

Romania blames Russia after drone strike sinks cargo ship in Black Sea

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 54 109 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 6 Oct 12:18 UTC · Bulgaria searches for missing sailors after drones hit Black Sea merchant ships 6 Oct 18:12 UTC · Search under way after drones strike two ships off Bulgaria 7 Oct 12:13 UTC · Bulgaria calls off rescue operation after drones sink Black Sea cargo ship 8 Oct 18:21 UTC · Bulgaria ends search for 10 sailors after drones sink cargo ship 13 Oct 12:16 UTC · Eleven missing after drones strike two cargo ships off Bulgaria 13 Oct 18:15 UTC · Eleven missing after drones strike two cargo ships off Bulgaria 15 Oct 12:14 UTC · Eight missing after drone strike leaves tanker ablaze off Romania 15 Oct 18:14 UTC · Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers off Romania 16 Oct 00:12 UTC · Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers in Romanian waters 18 Oct 00:17 UTC · Sailors missing after drone attacks set tankers ablaze off Romania 23 Oct 18:19 UTC · Romania blames Russia after drone strike sinks cargo ship in Black Sea

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 10 HEADLINES

  1. 6 Oct, 12:18 UTC

    Bulgaria searches for missing sailors after drones hit Black Sea merchant ships

  2. 6 Oct, 18:12 UTC

    Search under way after drones strike two ships off Bulgaria

  3. 7 Oct, 12:13 UTC

    Bulgaria calls off rescue operation after drones sink Black Sea cargo ship

  4. 8 Oct, 18:21 UTC

    Bulgaria ends search for 10 sailors after drones sink cargo ship

  5. 13 Oct, 12:16 UTC

    Eleven missing after drones strike two cargo ships off Bulgaria

  6. 15 Oct, 12:14 UTC

    Eight missing after drone strike leaves tanker ablaze off Romania

  7. 15 Oct, 18:14 UTC

    Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers off Romania

  8. 16 Oct, 00:12 UTC

    Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers in Romanian waters

  9. 18 Oct, 00:17 UTC

    Sailors missing after drone attacks set tankers ablaze off Romania

  10. 23 Oct, 18:19 UTC

    Romania blames Russia after drone strike sinks cargo ship in Black Sea

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Black Sea · 12 outlets
  • Rumen Radev · 10 outlets
  • European Union · 4 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Wine Trader · from 15 Oct 07:05, 3 outlets
  • 13 nautical miles · from 15 Oct 11:12, 3 outlets
  • San Marino · from 15 Oct 07:05, 2 outlets
  • Danube River · from 15 Oct 07:05, 2 outlets
  • Nicusor Dan · from 23 Oct 14:20, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • crew members: 11 (4 from 5 Oct 14:08) → 18 (2 from 6 Oct 14:01) → 10 (2 from 8 Oct 13:47) → 15 (5 from 13 Oct 06:10) → 12 (1 from 15 Oct 11:12) → 7 (1 from 15 Oct 20:29) → 14 (1 from 23 Oct 14:20)
  • nautical miles: 9 (1 from 5 Oct 14:08) → 70 (1 from 6 Oct 14:50) → 17 (4 from 13 Oct 06:10) → 18 (5 from 13 Oct 06:10) → 217 (1 from 14 Oct 00:00) → 1,220 (1 from 14 Oct 00:00) → 13 (3 from 15 Oct 11:12)
  • sailing under: 5 (1 from 5 Oct 14:08) → 3 (2 from 13 Oct 10:44)
  • sailors missing: 11 (2 from 13 Oct 13:09) → 8 (1 from 15 Oct 10:45)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.