Zapolyarye

The 'Zapolyarye' sank in Murmansk on April 9, 2024. Rosprirodnadzor specialists conducted a thorough examination of the area where the ship has sunk in the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea. It had belonged to Vostok LLC, which is currently bankrupt. After the arrest, the ship was at the shipyard pier and probably sank due to its disrepair. Rosprirodnadzor took water samples both directly from the site of the shipwreck and five kilometers away for analysis. The contaminated area has already been treated with a sorbent, and oil booms have been installed around the vessel. The results of the study will make it possible to determine the level of threat to the environment and develop further measures. The North-Western Transport Prosecutor's Office, the Murmansk Investigation Department and the Western Interregional Transport Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia started an investigation into the incident. Report with photos: https://www.ecopravda.ru/rossiya/spetsialisty-rosprirodnadzora-vzyali-proby-na-meste-zatopleniya-sudna-v-murmanske/