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Discharge of fuel oil near the coast of occupied Crimea: more than 30 dolphins died, kilometers of pollution

Spill of fuel oil off the coast of occupied Crimea: more than 30 dolphins died, kilometers of pollution After the accident of the Volgoneft tankers, more than 30 dolphins died off the coast of occupied Crimea. Oil pollution stretches for kilometers.”, — write on: unn.ua

Most of the dolphins died in the first 10 days after the extraordinary event with the Volgoneft tankers. From Cape Fiolent to Cape Chersonesus, probable fuel oil contamination was recorded.

Writes UNN with reference to TG channel “Crimean Wind”.

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The scientific and ecological center for the rescue of dolphins “Delfa” confirmed the death of at least 32 dolphins after the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea.

“Now they continue to be carried away by the sea. Most of the victims were minke whales, which have always been the most vulnerable cetaceans,” ecologists report.

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Almost every day, according to experts, there are new reports of dead cetaceans.

According to experts, most of the dolphins probably died in the first 10 days after the incident with the Russian tankers.

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According to new data, the release of fuel oil in the occupied Crimea was recorded in the area of ​​Sudak – this is the Kapsel Bay (between Cape Alchak and the Megan Peninsula), where obvious pollution extends over kilometers of sandy terrain (from Cape Frantzuzhenka to the Bagration steamer, the Crimean public clarifies) .

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According to Crimean Wind, which refers to satellite data, fuel oil spots several kilometers in size are also visible near the coast of Sevastopol.

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From Cape Fiolent to Cape Chersonesos and further to the village of Kacha – you can see a continuous stretch of water, the density of which is different from the usual one. Perhaps it is fuel oil pollution (this fact needs more accurate verification).

We will remind

The coast of occupied Feodosia, Alushta and Sudak suffered from fuel oil pollution. Satellite images have shown patches near ports and along coastlines, and environmentalists are warning of possible consequences.

Russia does not stop the transportation of oil through the Kerch Strait after the Volgoneft tanker accidentDecember 27 2024, 12:42 • 16429 views

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