Stock Photo - A tugboat pulls a Russian-made Bulgarian submarine, the Nadezhda (Hope), which is almost 60 years old, during a unique sea transportation operation in the Black sea gulf of Varna. The sub is on its way to Turkey where it will be scrapped. Bulgaria's submarine force was set up during World War I. In 1954, the Soviet Union gave Bulgaria three submarines, and in 1958, two more: Nadezhada (Hope) and Slava (Glory). The Nadezhda was the only Bulgarian submarine left in operation in recent years, but it has been semi-retired for almost a decade. At the beginning of 2009, the Bulgarian Navy considered turning it into an underwater museum for scuba divers but it was eventually sold for a metal scrab. The Bulgarian Navy has now shut down its submarine unit. Featuring: Atmosphere Where: Varna, Bulgaria When: 08 Aug 2014 Credit: Impact Press Group/WENN.com