Balgarianovinite.com The operation to refloat the tanker Kairos, which ran aground near Ahtopol, is proceeding on schedule and without delays, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said on Friday.
The government approved BGN 1.2 million to finance the operation, and the agreement with the selected contractor is expected to be signed by the end of the day.
The Transport Ministry added that preparations of equipment and the mobilization of specialized teams had begun in parallel and would continue on Saturday. The final stage of moving Kairos to a safe position in Burgas Bay was planned for Sunday, weather permitting.
Three tugboats and a specialized generator would be used to move the vessel, providing power to activate the hydraulic systems and raise the anchor.
The Gambian-flagged oil tanker Kairos, owned by a Chinese company, ran aground off the Black Sea town of Ahtopol on Friday with a ten-member crew on board, after the Turkish tugboat Timur Bey, which had been towing it, detached from the vessel in Bulgarian territorial waters and returned south. Since then, the Defence Ministry, the Transport and Communications Ministry and the Maritime Administration Executive Agency have coordinated rescue operations: Navy Panther helicopters have delivered food, water, communications equipment and a generator to the ship and evacuated most of the crew in stages, while several seafarers have remained on board at the shipowner’s request. Environmental and maritime authorities say the tanker, which is empty of cargo and lies some 700–800 metres from shore, is stable and there is no oil pollution.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov requested clarification from Türkiye’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, Mehmet Uyanik, regarding the reasons for and the manner in which the vessel entered Bulgarian territorial waters. Uyanik said the operation involving the tanker had been carried out by a private Turkish company without prior notification to the Turkish State. He added that Turkish institutions had already launched an investigation and would provide the Bulgarian authorities with full information in due course. Kairos Refloating Stays on Track, Government Allocates BGN 1.2 Mln for Tow 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-12 15:08:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
