A small oil spill was discovered and eliminated off the coast of Yalta. This was announced by Olga Shevtsova, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Crimea. telegram channel.
“Based on the results of monitoring in the Yalta urban area, a fact of the detection of oil products was revealed (80 m2 in the water area), and the presence of a fuel oil fact on the Tuzla island was confirmed (2.55 km),” the minister wrote.
Shevtsova also reported that the layer detected in the water area has been eliminated. In addition, a 650-meter coastline on Tuzla island was cleaned during the works.
The minister noted that, among other things, water area monitoring and aerial monitoring were carried out in the Black Sea waters off the western and southern coasts.
January 13, head of the republic Sergei Aksenov statedIt was stated that the Crimean authorities hope to compensate the owners of the Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 tankers, which crashed into the Kerch Strait on December 15, for damages resulting from the fuel leak.
The head of the republic expressed his hopeIt will be possible to eliminate the consequences of fuel emissions before the start of the tourist season.
In response, on January 12, the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia reported On the discovery of new emissions of oil products off the coast of Crimea.
Previously it became clearWhere Russians will go on holiday after the fuel leak in Anapa.
Source: Gazeta
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