The "Volgoneft-239" tanker, which crashed in the Kerch Strait in December 2024 and caused an oil spill near Anapa, was completely dismantled in two months — from January to March 2025. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory has published an accelerated video demonstrating all stages of the vessel's disposal.
The work began with the removal of superstructures, which made it possible to reduce the draft and raise the hull above the water. Then, specialists began dismantling holds and other structural elements, and by March 8, the last parts of the dismantled stern of the tanker were removed. The video shows the entire dismantling process in the area of Cape Panagia after the completion of oil pumping.
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The time-lapse footage demonstrates the stages from the bunding of the hull and the removal of the first superstructure to the start of the block and tackle operations and the cleaning of the territory. The work continued in difficult weather conditions — in rain, snow, frost, and storm — which made it possible to complete the dismantling and cleaning of the territory half a month ahead of schedule.
As a result, the stern part of "Volgoneft-239" was recycled into 620 tons of rebar, which will soon be used at the Abinsky Electric Steel Plant and will get a second life in construction.
On Friday, March 28, it was reported that after the completion of the disposal of the stern part of the "Volgoneft-239" tanker, the collection of residual oil products from the bunded area was completed.
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