The Turkish owner of the cargo ship Vera Su which ran aground near the protected area Yaylata is not taking action to rescue the ship intentionally, in order to benefit from the insurance, Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Transport Hristo Alexiev said in Varna, quoted by BNR Varna.
Minister Alexiev has come to this conclusion after meetings with representatives of the salvage company and the insurers of the ship and the cargo. The foreign salvage company has submitted a plan to resolve the situation but so far, the owner of Vera Su has not assigned this company with the task to rescue their cargo vessel. Bulgaria is taking measures to syphon off the ship’s fuel and lubricants, in order to reduce the risk of a spill to 95%, Minister Alexiev pointed out.
The explosions near the village of Gara Elin Pelin continue, caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov said. Heavily equipped specialists have entered the 6th warehouse of the "Enigma" company and have secured unexploded pyrotechnics. A body was..
Overnight it will be clear and almost calm . Sunday will be sunny. Daytime temperatures will rise, with highs mostly between 31°C and 36°C, around 32°C in Sofia. It will be sunny over the mountains. There will be light winds from the east,..
The Romanian Border Police has ordered measures to ensure operational control and reduce waiting times at the border with Bulgaria at Giurgiu-Ruse , where heavy traffic is expected over the weekend, BTA reported, citing the Agerpres agency. An..
Two Bulgarian military helicopters will today help to extinguish the fire burning on the Slavyanka mountain on the border between Bulgaria and Greece...
One of our ambitious goals is to make Sofia a net zero carbon city by 2030. This was announced by the Mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, at the opening of..
Today the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is gathering thousands of supporters of leftist ideas at its traditional festive rally under the Buzludzha peak..
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