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Pollution in the Baltic Sea depths

Original title

Przeciwdziałanie zagrożeniom wynikającym z zalegania materiałów niebezpiecznych na dnie Morza Bałtyckiego

Language: Polish

Audit Description

The Supreme Audit Office of Poland (NIK) conducted the audit on the pollution in the Baltic Sea depths. Both the maritime administration and the environmental protection authorities in Poland did not recognize the threats resulting from oil-derived fuel and chemical weapons being sunk in wrecks at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. They also did not assess the risk associated with them and did not effectively counteract the identified and localized threats. This could lead to an ecological catastrophe on an unprecedented scale in Europe. Ship wrecks such as: Stuttgart and Franken, dating back to World War II, pose the greatest threat to the safety of citizens. Fuel is already coming out of the first one, and the second, due to corrosion, can collapse at any moment and cause a huge ecological disaster. In addition, in the area of the Gdańsk Deep, at least several dozen tons of ammunition and chemical warfare agents may lie at the bottom of the sea, including one of the most dangerous sulfur mustards. Fishermen and sunbathers have been burned several times since the war

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Document description

Audit report, summary
Audit report
Press release

Contact

METAINFO

Database

Audit

Audit ID

1690459116821

Year

2023

Author (country)

Poland

Type

Performance

Type of performance

Performed by single SAI

Topic (subject)

Environment and Natural Resources