An environmentalist assessed the likelihood of pollution due to a tanker that caught fire in the Sochi area

Despite a strong fire on a tanker that caught fire near Sochi in the Black Sea, an environmental disaster should not be expected. This was stated by ecologist Igor Shkradyuk. His words are quoted by “Reedus”.

According to the specialist, most of the petroleum products can burn in water. “Swells would scatter them along the entire coast, but in calm weather up to 80–90 percent of the leakage volume could burn out,” the ecologist explained.

At the same time, Shkradyuk noted that tens of thousands of tons of oil products spilled into the Black Sea, which means the peak of environmental damage from the incident may still be ahead.

The fire on the tanker became known on October 6. According to preliminary data, the Aframax Rio tanker was sailing from Novorossiysk to India.