The storm in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea broke the tanker in two, and some 2,000 tons of heavy fuel oil escaped into water. The fuel oil coated beaches and water with a black sludge, poisoning fish and birds.
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The Sea of Azov, the Black Sea to Remain Polluted for at Least Half-Year
The coast of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea will remain polluted for at least six months, concluded participants of the conference dedicated to aftereffects of the Sunday shipwrecks in the Kerch Strait held in RIA Novosti Tuesday.
The Sunday storm in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea caused the record string of shipwrecks. Overall, four vessels sank, six ships ran aground, two tankers were damaged and a barge was sent into drifting that day.
The storm broke the tanker in two, and some 2,000 tons of heavy fuel oil escaped into water. Moreover, the same storm swamped freighters with roughly 7,000 tons of sulfur.
The fuel oil coated beaches and water with a black sludge, poisoning fish and birds.
A sizeable portion of black oil will reach the bottom to be gradually washed ashore by following storms. The cleanup of water is yet impossible because of the stormy weather.
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