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Bad Weather, Severe Damage Were Biggest Challenges in Towing Chelsea 3, Burgas Port Master Zhivko Petrov Says

The biggest challenge in towing Chelsea 3 to the Port of Burgas was the combination of adverse weather conditions and extensive damage to the vessel, which has several breaches in its hull and is more of a wreck than a ship, said Burgas Port Master Zhivko Petrov, who together with and Transport Minister Georgi Peev, welcomed the vessel as it entered the port early on Saturday morning. According to Petrov, the main risk during the operation was that the vessel could sustain further structural damage and sink while being taken under tow and during the towing process. The most complicated and da…