Bulgarian torpedo boat Drazki

On 16 November, the Wielingen-class frigate Drazki, part of the Bulgarian Navy division of patrol ships for the NATO-led Mediterranean „Sea Guardian - 2018", has sailed from its home port based in the town of Burgas, in order to take part in the operation, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

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An accident took place today about 12.30h local time with a helicopter of the Bulgarian Navy, reported BNR.

During performance of assignments from the Black Sea 2017 tactical exercise, a Panther helicopter fell into the water leaving the three crew members injured, the Ministry of Defense has said.

The Bulgarian defence ministry is planning to refit two of the frigates currently in service to the navy in order to fully restore their capabilities.

The refitting of Drazki and Verni frigates, both of which used to be in service to the Belgian navy, will be carried at the same time as the acquisition of two new multi-purpose patrol ships.

A training exercise of Bulgaria's naval and border police forces will test their capabilities for joint action in response to a hypothetical increase in migratory pressure in the Black Sea, the Defence Ministry announced on Thursday.

A project to acquire two multi-purpose patrol ships with modular design for the Bulgarian Naval Force will cost BGN 820 M (EUR 419 M), the country's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.

Drazki, a torpedo boat that has functioned as a museum for nearly 50 years, has reopened to visitors in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna.

Five NATO patrol ships reached on Saturday morning the Naval Station Varna at the Black Sea coast to take part in joint training with Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish vessels.

As a result of the gale-force winds, most of the ships failed to drop anchor, with the exception of ITS ALISEO (Italy).

Canadian HMCS Toronto and Spanish ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón are to arrive at the Black Sea city of Varna on Friday, the Bulgarian Navy has reported.

The unofficial routine visit two vessels from the 2nd Standing NATO Maritime Group are to have an unofficial routine visit at the port until September 22.