EU experts plan another visit to the Kerch Straight to investigate ecological consequences of oil spill in Kerch Straight, Vladymyr Shandra, the Ukrainian Minister for Emergency Services told journalist today in Brussels according to RIA Novosti. EU experts worked at the site on November 18 - 24.
On November 11, 2007, the storm in the Black Sea and in the Sea of Azov caused unprecedented accidents: four vessels sank, six vessels ran aground and two more tankers were damaged. In the result of the accidents 2,000 metric tons of fuel oil spilled into the sea. Besides, the sunken dry-cargo vessels had about 7,000 metric tons of sulphur on board.
According to Mr. Shandra the date has not been determined yet for EU experts to come though a principal decision is made.
He also said Ukraine is to say if it needs financial assistance depending on experts’ conclusions.
According to the results of the environmental monitoring the concentration of oil products in this area exceeded the permissible norm fifty fold, mass fish and bird deaths have been registered in the area.