Sweden emergency response services decided to leave chemicals laden containers dropped into the Baltic Sea from the Linda Finnish container carrier, servicing Rotterdam-St. Petersburg line, Novosti RIA reports citing a Coast Guard official’s interview with Swedish radio.
"Most likely, if we find the containers we will not remove the containers from the seabed. The containers have toxic substances, but they are at such a depth (70-110 meters) that their hazardous impact on the environment could be just local", said the Coast Guard officer, adding such a decision was made after his consultations with specialists.
According to an earlier report, the incident came on February 6th, between Swedish islands of Oland and Gotland. At least one or three chemicals laden containers fell from Linda ship. The Swedish Coast Guard’s search operation continued three days.
"Most likely, if we find the containers we will not remove the containers from the seabed. The containers have toxic substances, but they are at such a depth (70-110 meters) that their hazardous impact on the environment could be just local", said the Coast Guard officer, adding such a decision was made after his consultations with specialists.
According to an earlier report, the incident came on February 6th, between Swedish islands of Oland and Gotland. At least one or three chemicals laden containers fell from Linda ship. The Swedish Coast Guard’s search operation continued three days.