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Cruise lines to witness strong rise in traffic during 2015
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), presented statistics that are irrefutably pointing to a strong rise of cruise lines tourism in 2015, based on current bookings.
Turkey aims to turn eastern Black Sea into water tourism hub
A development agency is aiming to establish a "Blue Route" in the eastern Black Sea of Turkey with the aim of introducing new tourism alternatives to the region, which has recently witnessed a boost in the number of local and foreign tourists.
Bulgaria's Energy Ministry, Watchdog Mull Measures to Prevent Power Price Hike in April
Svetla Todorova, Chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), has assured that the Energy Ministry is doing its best to adopt short-term measures aimed at preventing an increase in power rates in April.
Todorova, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, informed Thursday that the measures were to be adopted by end-March.
ANM: Blizzard, glaze and snowfalls starting Friday morning all over the country
The National Meteorology Administration [ANM] on Thursday issued a new warning of blizzard, snowfalls and glaze, valid throughout the country starting Friday morning.
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES PHOTO
According to meteorologists, between January 9, 10 am, local time, and January 10, 2 pm, there will be snowfalls, locally abundant, in all mountain areas.
Construction of Coastal Station at Port Varna Completed
The construction of the coastal station at Port Varna has been completed.
The coastal station will host an operations center which will manage vessel traffic (VTS Center Varna).
The center will monitor and direct ships north of Cape Emine and also engage in real-time information exchange with the coastal station in Burgas, according to reports of the maritime.bg portal.
Macedonia Villagers Fuming Over 11-Day Power Cut
Several hundred protesters in western Macedonia - outraged by an 11-day power outage in the depths of winter - blocked electricians from the power company from leaving the region until they fixed the problem.
Media reports said they threatened to destroy local facilities of the power company, EVN, after which police were dispatched to the scene.
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Greek ferry tragedy turns to murder mystery
Ten passengers dead, dozen unaccounted for and no-one able to say with any certainty how many people were on board the Norman Atlantic when it burst into flames.
A Greek ferry tragedy in the Adriatic appeared to be turning into a murder mystery on Tuesday as a fiasco over the accuracy of the passenger list added to questions over safety systems aboard.
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Three feared drowned as Turkish ship sinks off Italy
Three seamen were missing, feared drowned after a Turkish-registered merchant ship sank off Italy Sunday following a collision with another vessel in rough seas, coastguards said.
Snow leaves thousands of motorists stranded in French Alps
Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded overnight into Dec. 28, forcing many to pass the night in their cars and prompting officials to open emergency shelters.
Rescuers battle to help hundreds trapped on burning ferry
Rescuers battled in the dark to save hundreds of passengers still trapped on a burning Italian ferry in the early hours of Monday, as coastguards reported one man had died in the high-seas drama.
Ships and helicopters fought choppy seas, strong winds and billowing clouds of smoke through the night in a race to help 227 passengers left aboard the "Norman Atlantic".