Specialists from “Rosprirodnadzor” are determining the source of an oil product spill discovered along the coast of the Tomari district on the southwestern shore of Sakhalin in eastern Russia.
Sea-news.az reports this was stated to “Interfax” by the press service of the district administration.
“A three-kilometer section of the coastline near the village of Penzenskoye has been cleared of oil products. Two additional sections of as yet undetermined length remain to be cleaned. We cannot yet state the total area of contamination,” an agency representative stated.
According to the official, there is no threat to residents of nearby settlements, and no oil slicks have been detected in the waters of the Tatar Strait. Cleanup operations began on Monday.
“The source of the oil product spill has not yet been identified; specialists from the Rosprirodnadzor department are currently investigating the matter,” the press service added.
