In the Kamchatka Territory, within the framework of the federal project “General Cleaning”, which is part of the new national project “Environmental well-being”, the first sunken ship was liquidated. These works became possible thanks to a government contract signed by the Kamchatka Territory. Unfortunately, this is only the first ship from a huge list of sunken objects that pose a threat to the environment.
The main executors of the project are Rosmorrechflot together with the regional authorities. In the period from 2025 to 2030, 103 wrecks are planned to be raised and disposed of in six regions of the Far East. These vessels not only interfere with navigation and fishing, but also, more importantly, pose a serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems, creating a risk of large-scale pollution and causing irreparable harm to the environment. In addition, sunken ships hinder the development of coastal areas.
Andrey Tarasenko, head of Rosmorrechflot, notes that lifting each vessel is a unique operation that depends on many factors. Among them are the size and condition of the object, the depth at which it sank, the distance from the shore, the type of soil and the degree of siltation. All these parameters determine the methods of ship removal and the equipment to be used. However, despite the complexity and uniqueness of each operation, it is necessary to keep in mind the main goal – to minimize the harm caused to nature.
The Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport reports that in the four years since the launch of the federal project “General Cleaning”, 213 wrecks have been lifted from the waters. These figures, on the one hand, demonstrate the scale of the problem, and on the other, emphasize the need to continue and intensify efforts to clean up the waters from sunken objects that pose a threat to the environment. The anthropogenic impact on marine ecosystems has reached a critical point, and each raised ship is only a small part of what needs to be done to restore balance and prevent an environmental catastrophe.