Yesterday it became clear that on Saturday, October 2 ship of the company, which is also the owner of the stranded Vera Su, has caused material damage to the port of Varna. A Turkish ship passed the Varna canal to the Black Sea at high speed – with 11 knots, and according to traffic control – with 15 knots.
“There is material damage – part of the cover on the quay has been destroyed. This is a systematic practice (on Turkish ships), a regular problem, we have contacted the relevant authorities, he said Julian Gendov, director of the Transit Zone Varna, in the studio of BNT.
According to him, in any other EU country, this would lead to a sanction, but in our country this arrogant behavior continues for years. This is the practice of Turkish sailors – this is their practice, an arrogant attitude that lasts for yearshe repeated.
There is a change in the regulation of traffic in this space, years ago there was a clear norm that everyone should move at 6 knots per hour. There is a norm that is applied in the specialized law, Gendov specified.
According to him, it is impossible for modern navigation devices to get stuck in a ship, as in the Turkish Vera SU near Kamen Bryag – “this is complete nonsense”. There should be people to maintain the systems, and it doesn’t make sense for things to go that way.
In his opinion, the situation with Vera SU should be left to the experts. “It is normal to have an alarm signal when approaching the shore. It is not normal in foreign territorial waters not to maintain contact with traffic control. All the action after that is extremely strange.
From the outside, it seems that the shipowner refuses to cooperate. It is normal for the shipowner and the insurer’s representative to have adequate action, the opposite is strange. “They are in our territorial waters, they should obey the regulations of the maritime administration, to carry out our orders.“said Gendov.
New breach of a ship owned by the Turkish company that owns Vera Su
Passed at a dangerously high speed in the area of the port of Varna
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Asked if the ship’s actions were intentional, what the purpose might be and whether the purpose was insurance, he suggested that this was probably the case.
As a reason for the Turkish ship to get stuck in our territorial waters near the ecological reserve, he suggests that it is a combination of factors, including human error.
The material damage should be borne by the shipowner. Such liability should be sought from the ship insurer, Gendov said.
Gendov did not answer the question whether investigative bodies should have boarded the ship, but again pointed out that the lawful actions of the same company were seen.
The development of the case of the stranded Turkish ship:
On September 20 the ship Vera Su ran aground on the rocks near Yayla.
Until September 24, there was no action by the institutions.
On September 24, the Basin Directorate took samples of seawater, the results of which were announced on Monday with the speech “there are traces of nitrite nitrogen”.
Also on Friday, September 24, the head of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency announced that the institutions have rejected the shipowner’s plan and insurers and expect a new response.
Over the weekend, September 25 and 26 environmentalists and locals have raised the voice that there is pollution and the state is inactive, and the dangers of impending bad weather and stormy seas put the entire ecosystem at risk, and any delay could be fatal.
Sunday, September 26, the Minister of Transport ordered an immediate operation.
On Monday, September 27, launched an operation to unload the cargo ship, a crane and a barge were sent to the place. The barge was also stranded, and the packing machine broke down.
September 28 – announced the suspension of the operation, after footage was released showing nitrogen fertilizers spilling into the sea when overloaded. Later in the day from The MoEW announced that they did not allow such means of congestion.
On the spot Hristo Alexiev announced that foreign aid was being sought. The head of the Maritime Administration admitted that the country does not have the necessary equipment.
Hristo Alexiev fired the head of the Maritime Administration due to serious inadequacy on the release of the ship Vera Su. He clarified that the priority is to save the crew.
It was done ship strengtheningto protect it from overturning due to bad weather.
On October 2, the Minister of Transport announced that the cargo ship Vera Su sinks, after the barn began to fill with water.
Earlier in the day, the interim headquarters said that drain more fuel and expect border cutter. According to European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) found no contamination around the stranded Turkish ship Vera SU.
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