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The Klaipeda State Port Authority reported in the notification that there are no pollutants in the water area of the Klaipeda port. However, on Monday the removal of pollutants in the Winter Bay port of Klaipeda will continue with concentrated forces.
“Absorption hood barriers are being built here and pollutant collection work continues,” the report says.
During the taking of the bonnet barriers on Sunday, most of the work was done on the dock, as pollutants were transported to this location when the wind changed. The spot was successfully fenced and contaminants were collected. The helicopter also searched for air pollutants. No more of them were noticed
A stain of petroleum products in the port area was detected around 6 p.m. Sunday. in the morning. Dispatchers from the Port Authority informed the authorities responsible for the incident, and the Port Authority’s Zunda boat, which is intended to collect pollutants, was immediately dispatched.
350 m of barricades were built in Winter Bay. In addition, divers and the Naras oil collector ship of the Port Authority were used.
On Sunday afternoon it was announced that pollutants had reached the beaches and bathing had been banned. At night, it was reported that the situation was localized.
Indrė Jurčenkaitė / 15min photo / Pollution collection works
How 15 minutes Aleksandras Siakki, deputy director of Klaipėda Beaches, said bathing on the beaches of the port city on Monday is still not recommended until the results of the water test are available.
“Raising a red flag, we are not recommended to swim. There are those who bathe, ”Siakki said. For bathers in the sea, it is recommended to take a shower after bathing.
The polluter is not yet known
Algis Latakas, head of the Port Authority, told a news conference on Monday morning that the main task is to find out the source of contamination and the origin of the contaminants. This question still has no answer.
A. Latakas claims that it would be unfair to state and speculate on the origin of the pollutants. Efforts are underway to identify the substance more quickly.
“We are cooperating with the Environmental Protection Agency, our culprit is looking for the culprit or the place where the pollutants may have come from, we are driving through the port, looking at all possible places, looking at the water area. This is now the most important for us today, because the location of the pollutants is blocked, the ships are working, the pollutants are being collected, ”said A. Latakas.
On Monday, concentrated forces will continue the removal of pollutants at the Winter Bay port of Klaipeda.
Specialists from various departments who worked since Sunday afternoon collected the pollutants that entered the sea. They were mostly collected from the Melnrage dock. The bonnet dams were removed overnight and shipped to port, unloaded and will be disposed of.
As of Monday morning, as A. Latakas said, the ships were exploring the water area of the port, they had sailed out to sea through the port gate and no contaminant spots were noted. Information on possible contaminants was also requested from other floating vessels.
Currently about one hundred cubic meters of water and pollutants accumulate together. How much contaminant it really is will be discovered later, as a lot of water also enters during harvesting.
The most important thing is not to think about what kind of fine to write to someone, but to deal with the situation, collect, find out, search for sources.
Researching in the laboratory
According to A. Latakas, the specialists took samples from Kaunas and brought them to the laboratory.
“We do our best to find out what a product or material is. It is not similar to those materials that we were able to see in daily activities, it is difficult to say exactly ”, said A. Latakas.
According to the head of the Port Authority, according to the initial information, the pollutants were transported from the water area to the winter bay, which is located near the Klasco area.
“These are not pollutants generated in the winter bay. Of course, it has to be checked and clarified, ”said A. Latakas.
If it turns out that the pollutants were released by a ship that has already set sail, legal action would have to be taken. This would have to be taken care of by environmentalists. Ships are said to avoid liability.
“The most important thing is not to think of someone to write a fine to, but to face the situation, collect, find out, find sources. Then we talked about other things,” said the manager.
It is said that these pollutants could not have spread from a ship that had recently collided with a berth in the port.
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