Bulgaria Navy Gets Second-Hand Ships from Belgium

Тhe two military ships that Bulgaria has purchased from Belgium set off Thursday from the Zeebrugge naval bases for the Bulgarian Black ports, Bulgaria's Defense Ministry announced.

The Bulgarian navy has renamed the frigate F910 Wielingen to "Verni" ("Faithful"), and the mine sweeper M922 Myosotis ("Forget-me-not") to "Tsibar".

The Bulgarian crews of the two ships have been in Belgium since September 2008 in order to be fully trained to use them. Their work organization and training are completely according to NATO's standards.

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