Overview
- The uncrewed boat, discovered in a coastal cave by a fisherman on Thursday, was towed to the nearby port of Vasiliki and secured by the Greek coast guard.
- Authorities moved the device to a naval facility on the mainland on Friday for forensic analysis after the Defence Ministry opened a formal investigation.
- Initial checks described a craft that closely matches Magura-type sea drones used as remote-controlled explosive boats, with three detonators found but no confirmed explosive charge.
- Newer local reporting says coast guard sources counted about 100 kilograms of explosive that specialists later neutralized in a controlled blast, a claim not confirmed in earlier accounts.
- Officials have not determined the origin or purpose and are testing scenarios that include a failed strike on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, a lost signal that sent it off course, or other illicit use, as similar drones have been fielded by both Ukraine and Russia in recent years.