Balgarianovinite.com Greenpeace activists painted the message “No Gas + Oil” in white paint on the tanker Kairos, which has been anchored in Burgas Bay for more than six months, as a sign of protest against dependence on oil and gas. The environmental organization’s icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise, also participated in the operation, Greenpeace Bulgaria told BTA.
Activists from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Spain, the United States, and the Philippines joined the protest. The organization added that the operation aims to draw attention to the risks to the Black Sea associated with the transport and use of fossil fuels.
The operation took place three days after the Arctic Sunrise team documented a leak from the Kairos, Greenpeace added. The organization also cited its own satellite analysis from late July, which indicated that dozens of oil slicks were recorded near the tanker between late April and late July. Greenpeace clarified that further investigations are needed to definitively determine the origin of the oil slicks, including chemical analysis of samples and on-site inspections.
The Gambian-flagged oil tanker Kairos, owned by a Chinese company, was towed to an anchorage in Burgas Bay on December 15, 2025, after spending ten days stranded off Ahtopol. The Turkish tugboat Timur Bey, which had been towing the vessel, detached from her in Bulgarian territorial waters and returned south on December 5. At the time, the tanker’s engines and onboard power systems were inoperative, and water had entered her engine room. The Transport and Communications Ministry said after the towing operation that the Kairos posed no safety risk at the designated anchorage and would not impede navigation in the area. Following reports that fuel oil had been detected near Pomorie and Burgas’s Sarafovo borough, a July 24 inspection by the Maritime Administration executive agency found no leaks of fuel, lubricants or oil from the tanker.
According to Greenpeace, the absence of a leak at the time of the inspection does not explain the satellite traces recorded in previous months.
The environmental organization notes that the Kairos is a 274-metre tanker that has been sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom for transporting Russian petroleum products. Environmentalists identify the Kairos as part of Russia’s shadow fleet and are calling for a further investigation into the pollution data and for measures to reduce dependence on oil and gas. Greenpeace Activists Paint “No Gas + Oil” on Kairos Tanker in Burgas Bay 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-11 16:42:21 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