Oil spill in the Primorye was due to a torn hose – Russian Newspaper

Oil spill in the Primorye was due to a torn hose – Russian Newspaper

oil spill off the coast of southern Primorye took place on board the ship “Fairy Bridge”, belonging to the group of companies “Transit-DV”.

It is reported by the press service of the company, in which it held an internal investigation.

In the process of putting the bilge water on a specialized vessel torn hose, pumping was stopped. But since it took place at night, the crew did not notice that some of the water got into the sea.

It is believed that fell overboard about two cubic meters of industrial water.

Now spill takes part of emergency service. Complete the work scheduled for the evening of October 11.

oil spill, which is noticed on Saturday morning residents Khasan district, is characterized as large an area of ​​150-200 meters. On-site emergency specialists work regional prosecutor’s office. In the Khasan district set up a headquarters in the aftermath of the spill oil spill.

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Earlier, some environmentalists voiced version of that accident – the result of” polubanditskoy bunkering “.

– Not for the first time this year, the action polubanditskih bunkering companies in the Khasan district lead to marine pollution by oil products, – says Professor Boris Preobrazhensky.

“This is the second case of an oil spill in the Khasan district over the past few months . We need to draw conclusions and to take tough measures. We will consider the option to ban such operations in the waters of Khasan district. This area – the pearl of the Maritime Territory, and you need to treat it carefully, “- said in the regional administration.

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Khasan district of Primorye Territory – the border area, the southernmost administrative territory of the region. In the area of ​​Khasan district is the only Russian Far Eastern Marine Biosphere Reserve.