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Burgas divers from "Friends of the Sea" make their traditional Christmas dive

Photo: Friends of the Sea Association, Burgas

Divers from the "Friends of the Sea" association based in Bulgaria's Burgas made their traditional holiday diving in the sea near the Bridge. 

This year, however, their dive was accompanied by a surprising find at the bottom of the sea - two pistols and a revolver. According to the police in Burgas, the revolver is probably from the time of the Russian-Turkish war, the weapons have been in the water for at least 5 years, BNT reported.



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