The prosecutor’s office is investigating the circumstances of the oil spill in Petropavlovsk
During the work from the tanker located in Avacha Bay, a fuel oil spill occurred, the Kamchatka Transport Prosecutor’s Office told RAI KAMCHATKA-INFORM.
The leak occurred the day before, on January 3, in the southern part of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, while pumping fuel from the tanker Sakhalin Island into the onshore tanks of the CHPP-1 Kamchatskenergo.
“The Kamchatka Transport Prosecutor’s Office is monitoring the situation related to the oil spill. The vessel has been repaired, and the spread of oil products into the water over the surface has not been recorded. The Kamchatka Transport Prosecutor’s Office has organized an inspection of compliance with legislation in the operation of water transport,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The supervisory authority said that if violations are found during the inspection, measures of the prosecutor’s response will be taken.