Teams from Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration are launching an extraordinary inspection around the motor tanker Kairos after reports of possible marine pollution near Pomorie and the Sarafovo district of Burgas. The Ministry of Transport said the operation was ordered following signals from citizens about possible contamination in the area surrounding the vessel, which has been anchored in Burgas Bay since it was rescued late last year.

Teams from Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration are launching an extraordinary inspection around the motor tanker Kairos after reports of possible marine pollution near Pomorie and…

Repeated inspections by Bulgarian authorities have found no evidence of fuel oil or petroleum leaks from the tankers Kairos and Miriam M, formerly the Libyan tanker Badr, which…