Fixed a methane leak on a ship in a port south of Sakhalin. It has been reported area Russian EMERCOM by region
“At 14.35 (6.35 in Moscow time), the methane leak on the Fresco Tatarstan ship was fixed, after the port services, observing all precautions, removed the containers blocking access to the stop valves of the tank for the transport of liquefied gases, the press service added, the regional ministry.
According to the Ministry of Emergencies, the container was unloaded at the pier and preparations began to be taken to a safe area.
On February 24, methane leaked from a special tank for the transport of 20 tons of liquefied gases. As a result, the ship must Evacuate the 17-man crew. The cause of the leak is currently unknown.
It was previously reported that it was in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey. dead The captain of the ship disappeared as a result of an explosion on a cargo ship.