Kerch Strait cleared of oil spill - Ukraine emergencies ministry
The Kerch Strait has been completely cleared of traces of last November's fuel spill, the Ukrainian emergencies ministry said Thursday according to RIA Novosti.
Four ships sank and six ran aground on November 11 last year during a storm in the strait between the Black and Azov seas that damaged two oil tankers, causing a spill of around 2,000 metric tons of fuel oil.
"There are no oil stains on the coast or the sea surface. No deaths of birds, fish and other animals have been recorded," the emergencies ministry said.
On Tuesday and Wednesday a working group comprising experts from the emergencies ministry, the ecology ministry and other authorities found no signs of pollution while examining waters and coastline of the city of Kerch, the Kerch Strait and the Tuzla Promontory.