Authorities reported oil product spills in Novorossiysk

In Novorossiysk, minor oil product spills have been discovered along the coastline. Their composition and origin are being determined, and samples have been sent for laboratory analysis, reported the Kuban operational headquarters. Volunteers report finding fuel oil at several locations.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the authorities' statements about the absence of oil spills after the fire on the Aframax Rio tanker are premature; coastal pollution is inevitable, ecologists believe. The "Transparent World" project records oil spots along the coast of Kuban, and volunteers find soiled birds on the beaches.

According to the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spills recorded during the monitoring of the coastline in Novorossiysk are not oil products transported by the tanker that was damaged in October. Samples have been taken for analysis, and the composition and origin of the oil products are being clarified, the Operational Headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported today on their Telegram channel.

According to the headquarters, 42 people are involved in cleaning the coastline. These are employees of "Kuban-SPAS", the Novorossiysk municipal rescue service. 11 units of equipment are involved.

"Continuous monitoring of the environmental situation in municipalities is conducted around the clock. At the moment, no significant oil product spills on the coastline, as well as large oil spots on the surface of the sea, have been recorded," the message states.

Volunteers reported fuel oil spills at several locations

According to the "Dolphins" headquarters, fuel oil has been found in several places along the coast. In particular, there are no oil product spills on the coastline in Utrish facing Novorossiysk, but there is debris in the oil product brought by the southern wind that blew the day before yesterday and yesterday.

On the section of the shore from Swallow's Nest to 300 steps, local spills have been found, mostly on the section from 800 steps to 300 steps. In Shingari (Varvarovskaya Gap), there are small fragments of oil products on the seaweed.

Fragments of oil products have also been found in storm debris and driftwood on Vityazevskaya Spit, from Fei-5 to Tortuga inclusive. In addition, small fractions have been recorded from the village of Volna to Cape Zhelezny Rog, where cleaning is already underway - the "Dolphins" headquarters is working together with the administration. From Cape Zhelezny Rog to Artyushenko, small inclusions are found very locally, with no mass.

According to the eco-movement "Albatross", the coastline is completely clean from Lake Solyonoe to the border of the Temryuk and Anapa districts. No traces of oil products have been found at the end of Bugaz Spit and at the beginning of the Temryuk district.

Spills are recorded on several beaches in Novorossiysk: Myskhako, Shirokaya Balka, Dyurso, Yuzhnaya Ozerievka, and Limanchik. According to volunteers, in some places the situation looks like small point inclusions, while in others the volumes are noticeably larger.

"It is indeed difficult to assess the real scale of pollution from a distance, without going to the site and conducting a specialized examination. We think that by tomorrow evening the picture will become completely clear - we are waiting for detailed information and assessments from experts on the ground," the headquarters' message states.