Ecological catastrophe on the Russian coast: fuel oil from tankers polluted tens of kilometers of the beach (video)

The governor of Krasnodar region Veniamine Kondratiev reported about it. "This morning, during the monitoring of the coastal strip, the fuel stains were found. Petroleum products were taken ashore for a few tens of kilometers from Veselivka village in the Temryuch district and to the village of Annunciation in Anapa," the governor said. According to him, 267 people and 50 vehicles work on eliminating the effects of environmental disaster.

The Telegram Channel "The Crimean Veter" writes that on the coast of the Krasnodar region, locals find birds in oil and publish videos with animals affected by animals. The local resident Natalia Sokolova said that the contaminated cormorants are nailed to the shore and they cannot take off on their own. It is also reported that in the Temryuk district of Kuban the mode of increased readiness was introduced.

Now, according to the Crimean Vetter channel, the fuel oil is moving towards the central beach of Anapa, and the residents of the city complain of the smell of gas and oil, which causes tears and vomiting. On December 15, the Russian media reported that in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait, two tankers of the Russian Federation "Volgoneft 212" and "Volgoneft-239", which transported about 4,000 tons of fuel oil, were sinking. It was reported that the tankers broke in half powerful waves.

On December 15, the Russian Telegram-channel Baza reported that the evacuation of 14 tanker crew members Volgoneft-239 was postponed by morning due to adverse weather conditions. It was noted that 11 people were evacuated from Tanker Volgoneft-212, two of whom were in serious condition, and also reports on one dead in Russian social networks. The Greenpeace law enforcement organization was warned of the threat of environmental disaster through the oil poured into the sea.