Balgarianovinite.com The hydrological situation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River remains complicated due to persistently low water levels, the The Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of The Danube River said on Monday. As of August 3, 2026, the water level at the Ruse water gauge is minus 92 cm, which is a decrease of 1 cm in the last 24 hours.
Over the past 24 hours, there has been no information about vessels stuck in the fairway or new ones outside the shipping lane. Due to the low levels, there are ships waiting in various places in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River.
The trend of relatively stable levels remains, with the reported changes being within the range of a decrease of 1–2 cm. Water levels continue to be significantly below the Low Navigation and Regulation Level, determined by the Danube Commission, which makes navigation conditions difficult and requires the introduction of temporary restrictions in critical sections.
The Director of the river supervision authority in Ruse, Ivan Zhekov, said the situation with navigation is without precedent in recent decades.
Last week, a passenger ship ran aground near Vidin, and subsequently the passengers were evacuated.
The drying up of the Danube also revealed valuable archaeological finds in the river bed: mammoth remains were discovered near the village of Ryahovo.
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