Adriatic covered with huge oil stains

Satellite images show the stains of up to 108 square kilometers, likely consequences washing ship tanks.The central part of the Adriatic Sea occasionally is seriously contaminated by oil stains of unknown origin for the consequences of which experts say are not being examined, while according to the relevant ministries Croatia with the help of a European satellite system actively monitors its view.

Oil stains the size of a hundred meters and 108 square kilometers were created on the lines of heavy traffic of vessels, a significant number of them have been observed in the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone, observes these Croatian-Russian experts analyzing sixty satellite images of central and southern Adriatic recorded between 2,003th and 2011 godine.Najveći no stain was observed along the regular international shipping lines from the northwest to the southeast, on the border between Croatian and Italian parts of the sea, explains lead author of the text Mira Morović, a physicist should the Split Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IZOR) .

On second place spots along the Italian border and the third spot along local lines that connect the Croatian coastal cities and islands, as it says Hina.
Profession suspected large brodove.Stručnjaci suspect that they were left behind large ships carrying liquid substances different toxicities, including crude oil and petroleum products, but unofficially none of the interlocutor in no doubt about that.

All are made during the night because the recordings detected in the morning, and are probably due to the washing liquid tank ship with emulsifying and surface-active substances, and may create a thin layer of different active substances on the surface, shows up. The biggest spots, which are located on the border between Croatian and Italian parts of the sea, do not necessarily mean pollution crude oil and may be in accordance with the MARPOL Convention, notes se.Mrlje medium size may result in the release of ballast water, tank washing, be waste water from machines or the ship's bilges, says Mira Morović and adds that in the Split Port Authority was not possible to obtain data for cases committed by law.

A large number of big stain has been reported in the Croatian protected fishing zone, adds Mira Morović.Splitska physicist must point out that the results of the analysis of satellite images pointed to a number of pollution for which the Croatian relevant institutions do not even know how they are acted upon, but also to deficiencies in research seeking additional explanation.
'Stupid blind eye'
We do not know who the ships pollution of the sea, nor that the oil substance in question. We should therefore take a new research that paid particular attention to two routes that are most frequently detected contamination, says Mira Morović.Ona says about the results of scientific research and that it does not know who is responsible and how, but warns that "it would be stupid close our eyes or look like something that does not concern Croatian ".

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, before the conclusion of the text came the reply in which it is said that from 2008 to 2015 the competent authority received 214 warnings about possible contamination of the sea, of which 36 were verified, in ten cases confirmed to be working on pollution only in one case taken remediation because of contamination was insignificant, and in one case the perpetrator punished. For this purpose, Croatia used the possibilities of the European Maritime Safety Agency, which includes motor boat "Marisa N" from the port of Trieste and satellite surveillance system needs to "surface", it says.

The service has 48 vessels of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, 38 vessels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and air units of the MUP and the Ministry of Defence. If necessary, include Towing and environmental units, as well as vessels and aircraft in private hands, standing on the Ministry's website pomorstva.Glasnogovornik group of environmental NGOs and the Adriatic Faithful Piršić says the problem neincidentnih pollution known in the scientific and environmental circles for years.
Environmentalists: Surface stains sometimes like three or Krk Cres

It is not harmless, because sometimes surface stains can be as big as three or Krka Cres, kaže.Po Piršić, Croatia for it has built the legal regulations, as ZERP is not fully implemented. In addition, it has developed a monitoring service that accurately we can say that the ship has committed pollution, he says.

Physicist with RBI (RBI) Tonci Tadic and one of the initiators of the idea of a fishing-ecological zone, said such recordings known since 2004, and that prompted Italy to 2006 triggers environmental component of its economic zone, while Croatia remained deaf .These data show that Croatia makes a mistake and that they should immediately be declared an ecological component of ZERP, said je.Mira Morović says that none of the invited government showed no interest in the lectures that they had of these topics, and therefore concludes that "no one is responsible ".

• 22 Feb, 2016
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