In the Korsakovsky district of Sakhalin, a contractor has begun raising sunken property in Lososei Bay. The work was suspended due to unfavorable ice conditions, according to the Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure of the Sakhalin Region. Six ships are scheduled to be removed in 2026. One of them was disposed of ahead of schedule - at the end of last year. To date, more than 80 ships and their remains have already been raised and disposed of in Sakhalin and the Kuriles. In 2026, work will also take place in the Kholmsky, Nevelsky, Dolinsky, Tomarinsky and Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky districts.
Accelerated Pace: 11 Ships Removed in 2025 with a Plan of Two
The Minister of Transport and Road Infrastructure of the Sakhalin Region, Maxim Zhogolev, clarified that in 2025, 11 sunken objects were removed from the region's water area - with a planned indicator of two. Of these, six ships were raised in Lososei Bay, including one that was originally part of the 2026 plan.
Six ships are planned to be removed from Lososei Bay in 2026, one of which was disposed of ahead of schedule - at the end of last year. On the instructions of Governor Valery Limarenko, the cleaning of the island region's water area from sunken property is being carried out at an accelerated pace. To date, more than 80 ships and their remains have already been removed in Sakhalin and the Kuriles. This year, work is planned in five more districts: Kholmsky, Nevelsky, Dolinsky, Tomarinsky and Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky
Federal Project "General Cleaning" in the Far East
The works are carried out within the framework of the national project "Ecological Well-being" (formerly "Ecology"). From 2022 to 2024, 213 sunken ships were eliminated in the Far Eastern Federal District. For 2025–2030, the raising and disposal of another 103 objects in six regions of the Far East is planned. At the same time, during the inventory of sunken property in the water areas of Russian seaports, 570 objects subject to raising were identified. The federal project "General Cleaning" may be extended to the entire country.
By the end of 2030, another 24 sunken vessels will have to be disposed of in the Sakhalin Region. Thus, the total number of removed objects in the region will exceed 100 units.
Raising sunken ships in Lososei Bay is important not only for the environment: the hulls of rusting ships pollute the water with corrosion products and fuel residues, and also create obstacles to navigation and fishing.
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