Owner of second tanker fined 35 billion for fuel oil spill

The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar Krai has satisfied the claim of Rosprirodnadzor and fined the owner of the tanker Volgotransneft-239 35 billion rubles for damage to the Black Sea.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, the court satisfied the claim of Rosprirodnadzor against the owner and charterer of one of the tankers that sank in the Black Sea, Volgoneft-212, and fined it almost 50 billion rubles.

At a hearing on August 13, the Arbitration Court of Krasnodar Krai fully satisfied the claim of the Black Sea-Azov Marine Administration of the Federal Service for Nature Management (Rosprirodnadzor) to recover from ZAO "Volgatransneft" (owner of the tanker "Volgoneft-239", which sank in the Kerch Strait in December last year) caused damage to the Black Sea in the amount of 35.48 billion rubles, Interfax reported.

"To collect from ZAO "Volgatransneft" to the budget of the Russian Federation the amount of damage in the amount of 35 billion 483 million 862 thousand rubles," the judge said. The decision can be appealed within one month, he added.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was a spill of oil products, which led to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait".

As a result of the environmental disaster, Rospotrebnadzor recognized 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk district as unsuitable for recreation. Fuel oil was found on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district and on the coast of the Sea of Azov in the Slavyansk district of Kuban, according to the Caucasian Knot report "The extent of fuel oil pollution in southern Russia".

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