Almost immediately after the tanker crash, experts began talking about the serious environmental consequences of the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea. Oil products washed up by the waves covered the coastal strip in a thick layer near Anapa. Volunteers, animal rights activists and simply caring people rushed to the seashore to help the animals trapped in the fuel oil.
The first victims of the disaster were seabirds, which lost the ability to move due to the fuel oil covering their feathers. In the eight days since the disaster, volunteers have caught about 1,000 birds from the coastline, washed them from oil products and transferred them to rehabilitation centers. Unfortunately, many birds died.
The endangered dolphins that live in this region were cyprus mobile database also affected. Fuel oil is dangerous for these mammals: they can be poisoned by toxic fish or suffocate if the thick liquid blocks their breathing holes. Over the course of a week, 10 dead dolphins were pulled out of the water in the coastal zone.
How is the Black Sea beach cleanup going and when will it be completed?
Fuel oil collected in bags by volunteers
Photo - © Fuel oil collected in bags by volunteers / RIA Novosti
Fuel oil collected in bags by volunteers
Photo - © Fuel oil collected in bags by volunteers / RIA Novosti
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In the eight days since the disaster, about 14 thousand tons of coastal soil and sand have been contaminated with oil products, but according to the calculations of the Ministry of Natural Resources, this volume could grow to 200 thousand tons, reports the Telegram channel 112 .
The elimination of fuel oil from coastal areas continues from morning until late at night . A group of rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, public utility workers, volunteers, municipal administration employees and volunteers from the All-Russian Student Rescue Corps has been formed for this purpose. The collected soil is taken to specialized enterprises, where it is placed on concrete and waterproofed sites to prevent pollutants from getting into the soil.
The regional governor, Veniamin Kondratyev, reported that all fuel oil dumped on the coast of Krasnodar Krai is planned to be removed by February 1, with a maximum deadline of March 1, 2025.