Environmental valley! Greenpeace protests against dangerous oil tankers in front of Rostock

Environmental valley! Greenpeace protests against dangerous oil tankers in front of Rostock

In an impressive campaign, 15 Greenpeace activists today protested with outdated tankers on the Baltic Sea in front of Rostock in front of Rostock against the environmentally harmful Russian oil exports. This protest took place against Ukraine exactly three years after the war of attack in Russia contrary to international law. While the green environmentalists: inside with large yellow letters "Risk!" On the side wall of the tanker "Prosperity", they expressed their concern about the dangers that such old ships represent for the German coast and the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea, such as Oekonews.at reported. The 175 -meter -long tanker transports 40,000 tons of oil and has now reached an average age of 19 years. The activists demanded that dangerous tankers to regulate clear regulations better, especially since they are often inadequate insured and an oil disaster could burden taxpayers.

urgent need for action

According to Greenpeace, 192 dilapidated tankers transport Russian crude oil worldwide, of which 171 drove through the German Baltic Sea in the past two years alone. These tankers often have technical defects and are often not adequately insured against oil sectors, which is an enormous risk of the entire Baltic Sea coast, such as greenpeace.de . A representative survey showed that 71 percent of the respondents see the transport of Russian oil as a significant problem. 87 percent speak out for pilot obligation to make dangerous shipping traffic more secure in these heavily frequented waters.

The increase in tanker traffic has increased dramatically since the beginning of the war in 2022. Despite the declines in general shipping traffic, the number of journeys of crude oil tankers has increased by 70 percent. Many of these ships are outdated and no longer designed for the transport of oil, which significantly increases the risk of accidents and pollution. Greenpeace therefore calls for urgent measures to protect the Baltic Sea and put the corresponding colored tankers on EU sanctions lists. A act of the Federal Government seems urgently necessary before an accident happens.