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All crew members of the cargo ship Vera Su have been evacuated

All crew members of the cargo ship Vera Su, which ran aground in the protected area "Yaylata", was evacuated. A Bulgarian crew headed by Captain Ventsislav Ivanov, Director of the Marine Administration, will most likely be sent onboard. 

This was announced by Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Transport Hristo Alexiev. The nine-member crew of “Vera Su” will be placed under quarantine in the town of Kavarna and will undergo medical examination, the correspondent of the Bulgarian National Radio in Varna Daniela Stoynova reported.




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