The sunken landing stage was found near Vyborgskaya embankment in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, a sunken landing stage was found near Vyborgskaya Embankment. Rosprirodnadzor estimates the damage caused to the Bolshaya Nevka River at more than 73 million rubles.

The hull of the vessel, which is used as a berth or to accommodate tourism facilities, is partially covered with silt.In the place where the floating structure comes into contact with the bottom, debris has accumulated along its entire length.

The inspectors took samples above and below the flood site. It turned out that the content of pollutants in the water was exceeded.

The owner of the vessel was offered to voluntarily compensate for the damage, but this was not done within the prescribed period. The agency filed a corresponding lawsuit with the court.

The landing stage was lifted from the bottom, but it is still in the water area of the river, writes 78.ru .

Tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 crashed in the Kerch Strait on December 15, 2024 due to bad weather. The incident caused a spill of petroleum products. 27 people were evacuated from both ships, one person died. On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a working group was set up to coordinate work to eliminate the consequences of the emergency.