Authorities in Finland said they are preparing for a potential oil spill in the Gulf of Finland after Russian authorities reported an explosion aboard an oil tanker in the northwestern Leningrad region.Were carefully following the news about the oil tanker damaged in the port of Laukaansuu, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo wrote on social media Sunday, using the Finnish name of Russias port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland.Finnish authorities are investigating the circumstance.
Finland has increased its oil spill action readiness, Orpo added.The explosion took place in the engine space of the oil tanker Koala at the port of Ust-Luga, west of St.
Petersburg, on Sunday early morning, according to Russias Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot).
The team left the ship, which was built in 2003 and sails under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, Rosmorrechflot said.Finlands Gulf Coast Guard stated it sent an inquiry to authorities in Russia however had actually not received a reaction since Sunday afternoon, according to the Finnish public broadcaster Yle.Typically, we do get replies to such questions, field leader Tomi Waltari was estimated as stating.