SOFIA, Jan 3 — The Norwegian authorities yesterday suspended wider search and rescue operations for two Bulgarian sailors who officials say fell overboard from a cargo ship in the Norwegian Sea, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said. The two-helicopter rescue operation began around 400 km southwest...
The Stara Planina cargo ship. — Picture courtesy of www.navbul.com
The two-helicopter rescue operation began around 400 km southwest of the town of Bodo in the early afternoon yesterday, but activities were severely hampered by bad weather — high winds and eight-metre-high waves, the ministry said.
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