Maritime Administration Executive Agency announces a tender for the sale of Vera Su ship

The motor ship Vera Su, which ran aground about a year ago, will be auctioned by open bidding. The initial price is determined based on an expert assessment prepared by a licensed independent assessor.

The stated auction price for the sale of the vessel is USD 460,000 excluding VAT. To participate in the auction, a deposit of 10% of the initial auction price of the vessel being sold is required.

The deadline for submission of applications for participation expires at 5:30 p.m. on September 27, 2022, and they must be submitted to the Office of Maritime Administration – Varna Directorate, City of Varna, 5 Primorski Str.

The auction with open bidding for the sale of the self-propelled motor ship Vera Su will be held on September 28 at 11 a.m. in the building of Maritime Administration – Varna Directorate.

Full information about the conditions of the procedure, as well as the technical characteristics of the vessel, object of the announced auction, can be found on the website of Maritime Administration Executive Agency: https://www.marad.bg/bg/node/3109.

Motor vessel Vera Su ran aground off the Yailata area near Kamen Bryag on September 20, 2021 and was towed after more than a month on October 26, 2021. The overall towing and retrieval operation, identified by experts as extremely risky, was well planned, coordinated and executed with a strictly followed plan under the control of the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Hristo Alexiev.