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All Bulgarians onboard Norman Atlantic are safe

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All Bulgarians traveling onboard the Norman Atlantic ferryboat have been rescued. Among the victims in the incident there are no Bulgarian nationals. As many as 11 Bulgarians have been successfully evacuated. Besides the initial information about 9 names, announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Greece, today information came that another two Bulgarian nationals have also been onboard. The rescue of seven out of the 11 Bulgarians was officially confirmed by Italian authorities. The information about the other four came from the passengers themselves.




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