A black, sticky, oil-based substance has been discovered along Poland’s Baltic coast. Due to the contamination, some beaches have had to be closed to visitors.
The contaminated area stretches for nearly 50 kilometers—from Rowa in the Pomeranian Voivodeship to Rusinów in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The highest concentration of the substance was recorded in the Ustka area.
The first black clumps were spotted on September 26. Experts collected samples for laboratory analysis, and cleanup crews have already begun cleaning the coastline.
People are urged not to enter closed beaches or touch the substance, as it may pose a health hazard. At the same time, the Maritime Administration stated that this is not a large-scale spill—the substance washed ashore in small, separate clumps.
According to preliminary reports, the contamination was washed ashore from the sea. Authorities are investigating a specific vessel that may have illegally discharged oil-contaminated waste into the water during a cleanup operation. If its involvement is confirmed, the owner may be billed not only for a fine but also for cleaning up the coast and disposing of the waste.
Source: Polish Radio
Earlier, American Abrams M1A2SEPv3 tanks were transferred to Poland’s 1st Warsaw Tank Brigade, as reported by the press service of the country’s Ministry of Defense.
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed an official contract with the American corporation Honeywell to build a unique service center where licensed maintenance and repairs of AGT1500 engines for the M1 Abrams family of armored vehicles will be carried out. The new strategic military infrastructure facility will be deployed at a site in Dęblin, and its production facilities are scheduled to begin operations in the year 2028, with plans to perform major overhauls on several dozen power units annually.
Read us on
Download our app
