Northern Fleet to prevent oil spills
The Northern Fleet believes it has found a way to handle the problem with oil spills from its many vessels.
In a couple of years, the Northern Fleet’s oil problems of will be controlled with the help of a specialized motorboat, Murman.ru report.
Approximately 50 million RUB from the federal budget will be used to launch the project. A motor boat type PSK-1412 will be equipped with modern facilities. The crew will control and monitor the ecological situation around dangerous objects, including the areas with dumped waste and places of accidents with vessels.
The areas around the Northern Fleet headquarters of Severomorsk and the Kola Bay have long been troubled by oil spills from navy vessels. A major number of vessels have also been sunk in the bay, posing a threat both to environment and the shipping in the area.
