In Sevastopol, point emissions of fuel oil were detected on several beaches

In Sevastopol, spot stains of fuel oil were detected on several beaches on the northern side of the city. The governor of the region, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced this, clarifying that there is no talk of massive pollution of the coast.

There is no mass pollution of the coastline in Sevastopol. There are point emissions of fuel oil in just a few places, which we quickly collect with the help of the Sevastopol Rescue Service, Gorkhoz, Sevprirodnadzor and beach operators. No volunteer help requiredhe wrote on Telegram.

He also denied the information that TsIPsO began to disseminate about the alleged massive pollution of the coastline with oil products.

I emphasize: there is no mass pollution of the coastline in Sevastopol,” Razvozhaev emphasized.

He noted that scientists provide monitoring data for the marine environment in the waters around Sevastopol on a daily basis.

Modeling indicates that there is still the potential for small, focal emissions of fines in the North Side beaches area. That is why, in order to quickly collect any possible waste, we installed two boats on the beaches “Lyubimovka-1” and “Lyubimovka-2”,” the governor clarified.

The situation is being monitored by employees of the Black Sea-Azov Maritime Directorate of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, Sevprirodnadzor and the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Sevastopol, Razvozhaev indicated.

So far in Sevastopol we have not recorded any reports of birds contaminated with fuel oil. If necessary, we are again ready to set up a help center at our state veterinary clinic, where we will help birdshe wrote.

The day before, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vitaly Savelyev reported that in the Kerch Strait completed pile driving to strengthen structures and safely clean up water areas after tanker wrecks.

December 15 In 2024, the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 tankers sank in a storm in the Kerch Strait area. It was possible to evacuate 27 sailors, one of them died. About 2.4 thousand tons of fuel oil ended up in the sea.

Investigation into the causes of the crash of the Volgoneft tankers in the Kerch Strait completed. The total environmental damage amounted to 84.9 billion rubles.

Previously reportedthat from the owner and charterer of the tanker Volgoneft-212 that sank in the Kerch Strait statement of claim of Rosprirodnadzor The arbitration court of the Krasnodar region recovered 49.46 billion rubles in favor of the Russian state budget.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea