About the start of work сообщил Governor Veniamin Kondratyev of Krasnodar KraiWe are talking about the stern section of the broken tanker "Volgoneft-239", which ended up aground near the village Taman, Temryuk District.

According to Kondratyev, dismantling has become possible "thanks to the access road and tanker embankment built in the shortest possible time by the region's forces and specialists from regional companies"However, the construction of the road and other preparations began only after recorded 10 January new leak fuel oil from this part of the tanker, widespread publicity about the incident, and demands from environmentalists and the public to prevent further spills.

Before the dismantling began, more than 1,4 tons of oil products were pumped out of the tanker, and equipment and flammable interior trim are currently being removed. Dismantling is scheduled to be completed by the end of March.

The remaining parts of the tankers, with fuel oil inside, sank. According to official data, there were no leaks from them. not detected. Previously, the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov сообщилthat three sunken tankers in the Kerch Strait will either be raised or have their fuel oil pumped out.