The collapse of the jib of a crane vessel engaged in the construction of the Podilsky Bridge in Kyiv on Nov. 18 caused a spill of fuels and lubricants in the River Dnipro, the Ukrainian Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry's press service has reported.
"State environmental inspectors have taken Dnipro River water samples at the site of the accident. Efforts are being made jointly with the Emergencies Ministry representatives to eliminate the aftermath of the spill and prevent leakage into the Dnipro," reads the statement.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine that no pollution of the environment had been detected.
"The Ukrainian sea and river inspectorate quickly reacted to the report [on the collapse of the crane jib] and sent its employees to the accident site under Transport Ministry order No. 857 dated Nov. 5, 2003, on the regulations of an investigation and registration of transport accidents in the inland waters in Ukraine, which was registered at the Justice Ministry on Jan. 20, 2004, under No. 84/8683," the Infrastructure Ministry said.
The LK-600 Zechariah floating crane with a jib 93.3 meters high and a hoisting capacity being 680 tonnes collapsed at the construction site of the Podilsky Bridge in the Dnipro in Kyiv on Nov. 18, 2011.
The crane vessel was Ukraine’s largest, and was built at the Kyiv-based Leninska Kuznia shipyard two years ago.
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