Oil spill recorded in the sea off Chornomorsk after strike on Risoil terminal
Pollution of the sea was recorded in Chornomorsk following the destruction of an oil storage tank as a result of a Russian attack on April 26, according to the State Environmental Inspectorate of the South-Western District.
State inspectors conducted a survey of the water area and the Black Sea coastline within the city of Chornomorsk.
During the inspection, environmental specialists discovered yellow oily patches along the shoreline. The pollution stretches for approximately 700 meters along the coast and in some places extends into the sea from one to fifteen meters.
During the survey, a young swan with traces of oil on its feathers was also found. It was transferred to the Odesa Zoo.
