oil spills

On the morning of 29 August 2025, while loading oil onto the Turkish tanker T. Semahat at the CPC (Caspian Pipeline Consortium) marine terminal, a hose ruptured and oil spilled into the sea. Specialists from IKI and the P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the RAS monitor the area of the accident using the capabilities of the IKI-Monitoring Centre For Collective Use.

Scientists at IKI and Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences study the heavy fuel oil spill using satellite radar data and SeeTheSea information system.

Black Sea requires special attention. Supported by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, IKI monitors the region, using remote sensing data and subsatellite experiments.