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The hijacked ship "Asian Glory." Photo by vesseltracker.com
The UK ship Asian Glory that was hijacked by Somali pirates has weighted anchor and is sailing South towards the open ocean.
The information was reported by the press center of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, cited by the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, saying until Wednesday the ship had been anchored near the Somalian coast.
The “Asian Glory” crew includes 8 Bulgarians, 10 Ukrainians, 2 Romanians and 5 Indians.
ITAR-TASS further inform that the Ukrainian Foreign Minister had ordered constant contact with the UK ship operator “Zodiac” so that the Ukraine can monitor the situation closely.
“Asian Glory”, loaded with 2 000 cars was kidnapped on January 2, 2010.
A U.S. Navy attack submarine has reportedly sunk an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, in the Indian Ocean, marking a rare submarine strike on a surface vessel since World War II
The fishing vessel that vanished from radar early Wednesday has been located, NOVA reported, citing its own sources. The boat, identified as VN 8112, was discovered on the seabed near Maslen Nos.
Teams of volunteers searching for the missing fishing vessel near Sozopol have discovered an oil spill in the sea at the point where the ship’s signal was last detected.
Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration has formally demanded that the owner of the oil tanker Kairos reimburse the state for all costs associated with the vessel’s removal from Bulgarian waters, totaling 270,371 euros
The Bulgarian naval research vessel "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" (NIK 421) has set sail from Varna Sea Station on its fourth voyage to Antarctica as part of Bulgaria’s 34th national Antarctic expedition
The fishing vessel Chavdar, built in 1964 and long part of Bulgaria’s maritime heritage, now rests on the seabed near Sozopol
Airspace above Sofia’s Vasil Levski Airport was temporarily shut down on Saturday after security systems detected a drone in the vicinity of the capital’s main aviation hub
Musicians from the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) have suspended all concert activities starting Friday, protesting what they describe as insufficient salaries.
During the night, cloud cover will shift toward western regions but will gradually clear, leaving most of the country with mostly clear skies by morning.
A total of 326 Bulgarian citizens are returning from Dubai today on a special flight organized by the state. Gulliver Airlines is operating the Airbus A330-203, departing from Sofia in the early afternoon and arriving at Al Maktoum International Airport i
The process of bringing Bulgarian citizens home from the Middle East is ongoing, as authorities continue to coordinate evacuations from several countries in the region
The Sofia Municipality has completed contractor selection procedures for two waste management zones in the capital: Zone 2, covering Vazrazhdane, Oborishte and the central part of Triaditsa, and Zone 5, which includes Iskar, Kremikovtsi and Pancharevo
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