Aksyonov says no global fuel oil emissions in Crimea
No global fuel oil stains have been recorded off the coast of Crimea after the crash of a tanker in the Kerch Strait, and it is planned to eliminate the consequences of the spill by the beginning of the holiday season. This was stated by the head of the republic Sergey Aksyonov on January 13.
According to him, small fuel oil stains in small volumes were detected all over Crimea.
"Global so far there are no such stains," Aksyonov said on air of theRossiya 24TV channel.
He admitted that a significant part of the fuel oil from the tankers could leak out if "global decisions" on their lifting from the bottom of the Black Sea are not made before summer. Nevertheless, the head of the republic is confident that there are enough forces and means to eliminate the consequences of the emergency.
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.
