Insecurity was the worst problem during the five-month stay on the ship, Kiril Karapanov, the skipper of the Bulgarian bulk carrier Rojen which was stranded in the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk by the war, said, speaking to reporters in Varna (on the Black Sea). The food and water supply were normal, the sailors had internet access and stayed connected with their relatives in Bulgaria, he said.
On August 5, Rojen was one of three grain ships that departed from Ukraine. The vessel set sail to the Bosphorus. The five sailors and the skipper disembarked in Istanbul and returned to Varna on Monday. The ship then headed to the United Kingdom, which was its cargo’s final destination.
Alexander Kalchev, CEO of Rojen’s shipowner – Navigation Maritime Bulgare shipping company (Navibulgar), said that the departure of the bulk carrier followed great effort, including of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry and Presidency. He added that no actual fighting took place in Chernomorsk, unlike in Mariupol. There were mines in the harbour but the port’s fairway was not blocked from the land, Kalchev stated.
Rojen was the first ship to leave Chernomorsk after a safe passage corridor has been provided, he added. The situation with Rojen cost Navibulgar some BGN 5 million in damages, Kalchev also said.
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