Tanker «Volgoneft-239» is being prepared for disposal

Getting ready for the recovery of Volgonephti-239. To ensure environmental safety, the ship will ventilate, degass, back and steam. In parallel, the divers of the Morspass are examined by the sunken fragments of the Volgoneph-239 and Volgonft-212 tankers at a depth of 20 meters— said Tarasenko, whose words are given in the department of the department.

As the head of Rosmorrechflot specified, at this moment 20 divers work, which measure the residual thickness of the metal to assess the strength of the body and its bearing capacity. These data will be used to determine further actions to lift the vessel.

From the very beginning of the operation, divers made 107 descents. The work is carried out from the vessels «Diver Kuzminykh» and «Diver Maleev», two diving stations are involved— added in the department.

At the same time, 28 vessels of enterprises subordinate to the Rosmorrechflot, which daily examine the Black Sea, in the Taman, Crimea and Sevastopol region, involved the consequences of the accident.

According to Rosmorrechflot, since December 2024, more than 25 tons of the oil mixture were collected in the water area, and over 18.5 tons of glossed soil from the shore. More than a thousand volunteers from among the workers of subordinate enterprises and students of industry universities of Rosmorrechflot also participate in the cleaning of the shores.

source: TASS