Oil spills into Black Sea near Russian port after pipeline leak Event

Am 23. Dezember 2014 barst eine Pipeline infolge eines Erdrutsches in der Nähe der russischen Stadt Tuapse am Schwarzen Meer. Aufgrund schwerer Ölverschmutzungen rief die Regionalregierung von Krasnodar den Notstand aus. Nach Angaben der Betreiberfirma seien 8,4 Kubikmeter Öl in den Tuapse-Fluss gelaufen, der ins Schwarze Meer mündet.

On 23 December 2014, a pipeline leak with oil emulsion seepage took place during pipeline testing at the 242nd km of the Tikhoretsk-Tuapse-2 oil pipeline under construction in the area of Grechesky Village, Tuapse Region. The total amount of leakage is estimated at 8.4 cubic meters. The pipeline wall was damaged by a landslide. Some of the seeped oil emulsion got into the Tuapse River. As a result of unfavorable weather conditions – abundant precipitation and high wind – some of the oil emulsion ended up in the sea. On water surface in the Tuapse Bay, oil slicks were detected.