Oiltian tanker Eventin endangers the Baltic Sea: Greenpeace raises the alarm!

Oiltian tanker Eventin endangers the Baltic Sea: Greenpeace raises the alarm!

Rügen, Deutschland - A catastrophic incident occurred off the coast of Rügen, as an incredible Russian oil tanker of the so -called shadow fleet, the "event", stalled. With a dangerous freight volume of 99,000 tons of crude oil, the ship was on the way to Egypt, but got technical difficulties. This ship is not only on a list of the most dangerous oil tankers identified by Greenpeace, but has already caused a stir in the past with several security -related incidents. The accident command reported that the "event" is now secured by a tractor and towed towards Denmark, which could possibly prevent an environmental disaster in the Baltic Sea, reported oekonews.at .

threat to the Baltic Sea

Thilo Maack, marine biologist at Greenpeace, warned urgently: "The 'eventin' is only the latest example of how the ships of the Russian shadow fleet threaten the Baltic Sea coast every day." Although the EU's current sanction package is seen as a step in the right direction, the protection of the Ecosystem of the Baltic Sea remains inadequate. Already in the coming days with the "Ursus Maritimus" and the "Garasan" two other old Russian tankers will reach the German coast. Maack emphasizes that an oil accident in the Baltic Sea could have devastating consequences for the sea mammals and birds living there. Only recently over 40 strictly protected cone seals died on the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which underlines the urgency of the situation, as well as Spiegel.de The EU therefore calls on

Greenpeace to issue additional sanctions against dangerous oil tankers based on their list in order to get the dilapidated ships that run away every day from the Russian oil ports Primorsk and Ust-Luga. Such a procedure would not only protect the life of the cone seals, but also help to preserve the already heavily damaged ecosystem of the Baltic Sea and avoid future disasters.