Grown Apart

Attraction vessels that service the Bulgarian Black Sea region will undergo inspections during the entire summer 2010, manager of Executive Agency Maritime Administration Sergei Tsurnaliyski said as quoted by Monitor daily.

Tsurnaliyski said that until present, vessels underwent inspection solely before receiving a permit to act as tourism attractions.
Attraction vessels in Bulgarian are ready for the start of summer 2010, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communication Kamen Kichev said. He participated in the inspection of some vessels.

Kichev said that some vessels have registered violations concerning the number of passengers that can climb aboard simultaneously.

Over 70 attraction vessels function in the Bulgarian coastal region. The age of these vessels varies between five and 10 years.