Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The next meeting of the government commission on the liquidation of the consequences of the sinking of the tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 in the Kerch Strait was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin.
Specialists from the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Morresluzhba" have completed the work on removing the protruding parts of the hulls of the sunken fragments of the tankers "Volgoneft-212" and "Volgoneft-239". The work was carried out using a combined method of underwater exothermic cutting and underwater hydraulic tools. The total length of the removed parts was 287 m.
The dismantling reduced the height of the ship hull structures and minimized the number of protruding elements of ship systems and deck equipment for subsequent installation of cofferdams. Three fragments of tankers are in a stable condition, the dismantled parts are placed on the decks of the sunken fragments and securely fastened. No oil leakage is observed. During the preparatory activities, roadstead equipment and dead anchors were also installed to securely fasten the cofferdams.
The large-scale assembly of metal structures of three cofferdams, each weighing approximately 1.5 thousand tons, is being completed at the Novorossiysk seaport.
The work of the diving group on searching and lifting fuel oil in the coastal zone of Anapa and Temryuk continues. The cumulative total collected is 1860 tons of oil-contaminated soil. The total number of diving group is 167 people.
Since the beginning of the work, 922 km of the coastline has been cleaned, including repeatedly. More than 180 thousand tons of contaminated sand and soil have been collected. Work on the disposal of contaminated soil continues.
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