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Vitaly Savelyev got acquainted with the progress of work on pumping oil products from the tanker Volgoneft-239
Meeting of the government commission to coordinate work to eliminate the consequences of the emergency caused by the sinking of tankers in the Kerch Strait
Tanker “Volgoneft-239”
Cleaning up fuel oil
Tanker “Volgoneft-239”
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Vitaly Savelyev got acquainted with the progress of work on pumping oil products from the tanker Volgoneft-239
Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Government Commission for Coordination of Work to Eliminate the Consequences of the Emergency Situation Caused by the Crash of Tankers in the Kerch Strait, Vitaly Savelyev familiarized himself with the progress of work to pump oil products from the Volgoneft-239 tanker in the area of Cape Panagia and held a meeting of the Government Commission at the operational headquarters in Anapa.
“The pumping out of fuel oil from the vessel’s tanks is nearing completion. About 1.3 tons of fuel oil have been pumped out – there was about 1.4 tons of fuel oil in the four tanks in the stern. The pumping out work is on schedule and is scheduled to be completed by Monday morning,” said Vitaly Savelyev.
After pumping out the fuel oil, specialists will begin dismantling the stern of the tanker on site and its subsequent transportation to the disposal site.
A protective hydraulic structure has been created around the stern of the Volgoneft-239 tanker, which prevents leaks of oil products from the vessel into the Black Sea and protects the work site from adverse weather conditions.
During the meeting of the government commission, the results of the work on the elimination of the consequences of the emergency over the past week were summed up; the current status was presented by the first deputy chairman of the government commission, Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, head of Rosprirodnadzor Svetlana Radionova.
“Work to eliminate the consequences of the emergency situation continues in accordance with the approved interdepartmental plan. At the meeting of the government commission, the results of the work for the past week were summed up, further plans were determined taking into account all the tasks and directions related to the elimination of the consequences of the emergency on land and at sea. The work is on schedule, positive dynamics are visible,” noted Vitaly Savelyev.
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