Oil Spill Reported Near Giurgiu after Barge Partially Sinks; No Risk to Bulgarian Waters So Far 2026

Balgarianovinite.com A barge has partially sunk off the Romanian bank of the Danube near Giurgiu, resulting in an oil spill, but Bulgarian authorities say there is currently no danger to the Bulgarian side of the river. Ruse Regional Governor Dragomir Draganov said that there is no immediate risk of contamination on the Bulgarian side and that he and his deputy, Georgi Georgiev, are monitoring the situation continuously and are ready to convene a task force if the situation worsens and additional measures are needed.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Romania Water Management authority reported oil pollution in the Danube near the Old Beach area of Giurgiu following the partial sinking of a barge. There was no crew on board at the time of the incident. Local authorities intervened promptly to contain the spill, which for now is limited to the port area.
According to Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration Executive Agency, the pollution is not significant at this stage. Teams from the agency’s Emergency and Rescue Operations Directorate have been dispatched to the area around river kilometer 490 and downstream. Monitoring of the Bulgarian section of the Danube is also being carried out using a drone. 
Romanian authorities said that a team from the Giurgiu Water Management Service has deployed absorbent materials and containment booms to limit the spread of the spill. A team of divers was dispatched from Constanta to try to prevent the vessel from fully sinking. Local officials reported the appearance of an oily film on the water surface but said no fuel odor was detected.
The area will remain under constant observation until test results are available to ensure the pollution does not spread further along the Danube, the Ruse regional administration added. Oil Spill Reported Near Giurgiu after Barge Partially Sinks; No Risk to Bulgarian Waters So Far 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-05 19:06:00 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