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A suspected toxic spill in Russia's Far East has killed 95% of marine life on the seabed

Rogue Valley

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10/7/20
A suspected toxic spill along a beach on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has killed 95% of marine life on the surrounding seabed, local scientists have said, following a weeks-long campaign to investigate the mysterious incident. Local surfers were the first to spot that something was wrong at Khalaktyr beach after about 20 people in a surf camp experienced severe retina burns and symptoms similar to food poisoning. In early September, the water changed color to a greyish-yellow, with a thick milky foam on the surface, and a strong foul smell filled the air. A few days later, octopuses, seals and other sea creatures began to wash up on the beach. The local authorities at first dismissed the reports. But amid mounting pressure, Russia's Investigative Committee Wednesday launched a criminal probe into suspected violations in the use of environmentally hazardous substances and waste and marine pollution. In a meeting with Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov, local scientists reported that the majority of marine life on the seabed was dead.

"On the shore, we did not find any large dead sea animals or birds," scientist Ivan Usatov said according to a report posted on the governor's official website. "However, when diving, we found that there is a mass death of benthos [bottom-dwelling organisms] at depths from 10 to 15 meters -- 95% are dead. Some large fish, shrimps and crabs have survived, but in very small numbers." The scientists said they believe the contaminated area is much larger than the parts they examined and that the remaining marine life is under threat due to lack of any sustenance left for them to survive on. A photographer who participated in the underwater expedition with the scientists also experienced a retina burn, the report added.
The findings concur with earlier accounts from locals posted on social media.

Could be a tanker leak, industrial waste, or a military discharge. Environmental regulations, the few that exist, are not enforced. Bribery takes care of any messy problems.
 
The situation in Kamchatka:
The Horror, Horror, Horror! Death of the entire Pacific ocean!

The situation with Fukushima:
- What about Fukushima?
 
What a weak and transparent attempt at deflection.
Yeah! Minor news. At the end of october, a million tons of radioactive water will be released from Fukushima into the ocean. A million tons of radiation-fueled shit.
Damn, we need to urgently review the HBO series "Chernobyl", how drunk russians messed up the environment in Europe...
 
Yeah! Minor news. At the end of october, a million tons of radioactive water will be released from Fukushima into the ocean. A million tons of radiation-fueled shit.
Damn, we need to urgently review the HBO series "Chernobyl", how drunk russians messed up the environment in Europe...

This thread is not about Japan. That is a separate conversation. This is the purest form of whataboutism.
 
This thread is not about Japan. That is a separate conversation.
This is not a separate topic. If you haven't noticed, comrade, this character, Rogue Valley, is the main supplier of posts in the "Russia" section and he always takes on only bad news. But any event or action cannot be evaluated without comparison. Otherwise, you won't get a clear picture of the world. For example, in one apartment, parents punish children for their bad actions by not allowing them to play outside and can even spank them. And nearby, in another apartment, alcoholics starve their children and severely beat them while drunk.
If the "fighter for human rights" denounces only the first parents, but does not notice the second, then he is a hypocrite and a scoundrel. Because if you do not know about the existence of second parents, then naive people may have the idea that the Apocalypse is happening in the first apartment. Although there are much more terrible things in the world and a real fighter ( and not a Goebbels propagandist) should first of all talk about them.
 
This is not a separate topic. If you haven't noticed, comrade, this character, Rogue Valley, is the main supplier of posts in the "Russia" section and he always takes on only bad news. But any event or action cannot be evaluated without comparison. Otherwise, you won't get a clear picture of the world. For example, in one apartment, parents punish children for their bad actions by not allowing them to play outside and can even spank them. And nearby, in another apartment, alcoholics starve their children and severely beat them while drunk.
If the "fighter for human rights" denounces only the first parents, but does not notice the second, then he is a hypocrite and a scoundrel. Because if you do not know about the existence of second parents, then naive people may have the idea that the Apocalypse is happening in the first apartment. Although there are much more terrible things in the world and a real fighter ( and not a Goebbels propagandist) should first of all talk about them.

It's hard to look impartial when you're not willing to condemn bad Russian activity along with everything else.
 
It's hard to look impartial when you're not willing to condemn bad Russian activity along with everything else.
It is also hard to look impartial when you blame Russia for something that may not be their fault. That area is volcanic and sometimes these disasters have very natural causes. Time will tell.
 
It is also hard to look impartial when you blame Russia for something that may not be their fault. That area is volcanic and sometimes these disasters have very natural causes. Time will tell.

I defend Russia constantly on this forum. I'm just pointing out lack of impartiality.
 
It is also hard to look impartial when you blame Russia for something that may not be their fault. That area is volcanic and sometimes these disasters have very natural causes. Time will tell.

The Russians living in the Khalaktyr beach area suspect a tanker spill or a military experiment as they experienced retina burns and the changing of the water color. Then all marine life died.

Keep trying to protect the Putin regime though.
 
The Russians living in the Khalaktyr beach area suspect a tanker spill or a military experiment as they experienced retina burns and the changing of the water color. Then all marine life died.

Keep trying to protect the Putin regime though.

Suspect suspect suspect. When you have actual facts, let us know. In the mean time, keep tilting at windmills. It has a kitten quality to it.
 
Suspect suspect suspect. When you have actual facts, let us know. In the mean time, keep tilting at windmills. It has a kitten quality to it.

Backattcha. When you have evidence that exonerates your beloved Kremlin, let us know with credible sources.
 
Backattcha. When you have evidence that exonerates your beloved Kremlin, let us know with credible sources.

I don't need to exonerate them from something there is no evidence they caused.
 
The locals say they caused it. The locals would know.

Making up facts best you have? From your own article: " Local media outlets have speculated ..."
 
Making up facts best you have? From your own article: " Local media outlets have speculated ..."

With no facts coming from the Kremlin, all one is left with is local speculation.

In my experience, Russian locals know their conditions far better than a Kremlin apparatchik thousands of kilometers away.
 

Rush Limbaugh has expressions for liberal media "Drive by media", that I can change for messages of Rogue Valley - "Drive by posting". Print a lie and then leave.
 
Rush Limbaugh will soon meet the Devil.

Good riddance.
 
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