Maritime Security and Sanctions

Ukraine’s SBU and Navy used “Sea Baby” naval drones to strike sanctioned oil tankers Kairos and Virat in the Black Sea in late November, part of a campaign against Russia’s sanction‑evading “shadow fleet,” Ukrainian sources told CBS News. The Kairos ran aground Dec. 5 off Ahtopol, Bulgaria after a Turkish tug detached in Bulgarian waters, prompting Bulgarian Navy airlifts, while separate late‑November explosions damaged the tanker Mersin off Senegal, whose crew was rescued and which still holds about 30,000 tons of diesel.