Drainage of the stranded "Vera Su" ship has begun; Captain and assistant captain remain in custody

Pumping of the water from the stranded “Vera Su” ship began on October 19. The unloading operation is expected to start today.

This morning, there were divers aboard, doing an inspection. Тhe hydraulics needed for the ship’s drainage are being prepared on the harbour in Varna, while the barges on which the nitrogen fertilizer will be loaded, are going to be inflated later.

The unloading operation has not begun yet. A longboat went through the terrain and broadened the space, while a few boats helped a special crew get on board and do an inspection.

The three barges that were provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency have not been inflated and have not departed for Kamen Bryag yet. The operation was expected to begin around 15:00.

The Appellate Court in Varna has left the captain and the assistant captain in custody. Both of them appealed the detention measures. The motive behind the magistrates’ decision is that the detainees could abscond.

The lawyers of both the captain and his assistant presented a rental contract for a residence, rented by the ship owner, motivating their request for “house arrest”, but their demand was not accepted.

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The ship Vera Su, travelling on route from Ukraine to the port of Varna, got stuck in the rocks near the protected area of Yaylata on September 20,

No member of the ship's crew was injured in the incident, and there was no spill at sea. The ship, sailing under a Panamanian flag, was transporting nitrogen fertilizers from Ukraine to Varna.

The Maritime Administration announced that the entire crew consisted of 9 people, all Turkish citizens. The ship is owned by a Turkish company.

The sailors from the ship were evacuated on October 6.

On October 8, charges were pressed against the captain and his second assistant for causing the incident.

The two were detained for up to 72 hours and the prosecutor's office submitted a request to the court for a detention in custody measure.

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