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Oil spill off Danube delta
Following the sinking of the "Nikolay Bauman" on Mar 6 off the Danube delta an oil spill was remarked at the sinking site which was drifting towards the Romanian coast. Also the Ukrainian ports Ust-Dunajsk and Ismail were threatened as there were no means for an oil spill response available. The oil sheen has spread on more than five square kilometres. The ship had 3,5 tons diesel fuel and 0,5 tons oil sludge on board apart from its cargo of 2.700 tons gypsum. The crew of 11 was saved after the ship sprang aleak 2 kilometres off the coast on its way to the Ukrainian port Cherson.
River-Sea-Ship sank off Danube delta
On Mar 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. the "Nikolay Bauman" sank 12 miles off the Danube delta. The crew of 10 Ukrainians and 1 Russian was rescued by Ukrainian Maritime Emergency rescuers and were taken to Vilkovo for medical treatment. The vessel was proceeding with gypsum from Eregli to Kherson. The reason of sinking seemed to be strong water Ingress into the fore holds. The master claimed to have been trying to ground the vessel, however failed and the ship foundered on approximately 15 metres water depth.
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