Bulgaria dropped 1.2 million leva to yank the grounded tanker Kairos off the rocks near Ahtopol after the Turkish-flagged vessel beached itself last week. The Transport Ministry lined up three tugboats and a generator to power up the ship's hydraulic systems and haul anchor, with the whole rescue operation set to wrap up over the weekend if the weather cooperates. Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev and Deputy PM Grozdan Karadjov grilled Turkey's ambassador about how the tanker even got into Bulgarian waters.
Turkey's diplomat admitted some random private company ran the operation without telling the Turkish government anything about it. An investigation has already started on their end, and they promised to keep the Bulgarian authorities posted on whatever they find out.
The Burgas regional folks said there was no environmental damage from the grounding, which is basically the only good news in this whole mess.
Turkey's diplomat admitted some random private company ran the operation without telling the Turkish government anything about it. An investigation has already started on their end, and they promised to keep the Bulgarian authorities posted on whatever they find out.
The Burgas regional folks said there was no environmental damage from the grounding, which is basically the only good news in this whole mess.
