Fuel oil was removed from almost 14 km of coastline in Crimea
During the day on January 11, 13.9 km of coastline was cleaned in the Republic of Crimea, 43.5 tons of soil and sand polluted as a result of the wreck of tankers "Volgoneft-212" and "Volgoneft-239" were collected. This was reported by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the region Olga Shevtsova in her Telegram-channel.
She said that 178 monitoring groups on 23 vessels worked in monitoring the coastal zone to detect fuel oil spills in the sea. On the territory of the region during the day managed to identify 15 facts of detection of oil products, seven of them - in the water area.
486 km of coastline and 56 square kilometers of water area were surveyed, 43.5 tons of contaminated soil and sand were collected on the coast. During the day, 13.9 km of coastline was cleaned, pollution still remains in the area of 7.38 km. Shevtsova also mentioned that 91 birds were saved.
A total of 970 people took part in the work, 187 units of equipment and 23 watercrafts were used.
In the Krasnodar region, meanwhile, 157 thousand tons of fuel oil-contaminated soil were removed from the territories of Anapa and Temryuksky district. This was reported in the Telegram-channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation on the same day.
"The situation is monitored by 18 ground groups, in the water area - small vessels. More than 1.8 thousand square kilometers have been surveyed," the message said.
During the day, 303 tons of oil and water mixture was removed. The ways of departure of transport carrying fuel oil from the coast to the landfills are also organized, lighting is conducted to ensure the possibility of work in the dark.
Tankers "Volgoneft-212" and "Volgoneft-239" due to bad weather crashed in the Kerch Strait on December 15, 2024. The incident resulted in a spill of oil products. 27 people were evacuated from both vessels, one person died. On the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a working group was set up to coordinate work to eliminate the consequences of the emergency.
Later, on January 3, an oil slick was discovered in Sevastopol at the entrance to Balaklava Bay. The next day it was reported about the advance of fuel oil to the north along the Crimean coast, and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency of regional character.
On January 11, the emergency threat regime of a municipal nature was introduced due to the identified fuel oil stains in the Chernomorsky district in the west of Crimea.
