Tanking happiness in the Black Sea: captain under detention, oil disaster escalated!

Tanking happiness in the Black Sea: captain under detention, oil disaster escalated!

Kertsch, Russland - in the Black Sea, there was a dramatic tanker happiness last Sunday, in which two tankers in the sea from Kertsch got into a storm. A crew member died in this incident. Overall, between 13 and 15 seafarers were on board on the two tankers, the "Wolgoneft 212" and the "Volgoneft 239". During the accident, one of the tankers broke up and sank half, which forced the crew to wait several hours for rescue, as krone.at reported.

The two ships transported more than 9,000 tons of heavy oil, of which over 3,000 tons came into the sea. This has led to a significant oil spill that is classified as an environmental disaster. Russia's President Vladimir Putin commented on the incident in a four and a half hour question and answer session on television and described him as great environmental damage. In order to fight the oil plague, he gave instructions to proceed in several stages. However, the installation of oil barriers is as problematic due to the adverse weather conditions, such as oe24.at reported.

elimination of oil pollution

According to the governor of the Krasnodar region, Wenjamin Kondratjew, over 5,000 emergency services and volunteers are deployed to eliminate the consequences of the oil spill. So far, around 860 tons of oil have been collected. The governor has announced that the oil on the coast must first be removed before a comprehensive plan for spring is being developed, if possibly further oil could drive to the surface. The misfortune has not only raised humanitarian, but also far -reaching environmental issues that now need to be answered urgently.