{"id":57846,"date":"2024-06-10T22:21:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sea-help.eu\/news-general\/oil-carpet-premantura-croatia-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T06:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T04:53:03","slug":"oil-carpet-premantura-croatia-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sea-help.eu\/en\/news-general\/oil-carpet-premantura-croatia-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, 9 June 2024: <\/span><\/span>Large oil slick off Premantura"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update 1.7.2024:<\/h3>\n

The SeaHelp operations centre in Punat is currently reporting: The oil slick has been removed (as best as possible) and no further pollution has currently been reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A floating oil slick was spotted in southern Istria yesterday, Sunday 9 June, flooding the coast near Cape Kamenjak and Premantura. The cause of the pollution is not yet clear, but the authorities are working at full speed to contain and remove the spill.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Premantura is the southernmost town in Istria and is located on a hill in the centre of the Rt Kamenjak headland. Anyone who comes to this town of 1,000 souls, 12 kilometres from Pula, wants one thing above all else: to enjoy the magnificent crystal-clear sea and the beautiful natural beaches.<\/p>\n

Campers in particular flock to the large Camping Stupice<\/a>, but there is also a wide range of holiday homes, hotels, holiday flats and private accommodation. The Cape Kamenjak<\/a> with its pebble beaches and small idyllic bays with islets off the coast is perfect for a relaxing beach holiday.<\/p>\n

The unique Cape Kamenjak nature reserve begins right behind the campsite<\/h2>\n

The unique Cape Kamenjak nature reserve, with its secluded bays and unspoilt nature, is a popular destination for visitors from the south of Istria and beyond.<\/p>\n

But this unspoilt nature, the crystal-clear water and the beautiful natural beaches came to an end yesterday: as kroatien-nachrichten.de reported today, there has been a “huge oil spill off Premantura \/ Medulin” since yesterday, 9 June.<\/p>\n

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\"Croatia:<\/a>
\u00a9 REGIONAL EXPRESS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The online newspaper based its information on morski.hr, according to which a floating oil slick had been sighted in the very south of Istria, which had flooded the coast near Cape Kamenjak and Premantura.<\/p>\n

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\"Croatia:<\/a>
\u00a9 SeaHelp<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the early hours of the morning, a floating substance reminiscent of an oil derivative with a foul odour was sighted<\/h2>\n

It also stated that the Municipality of Medulin had informed residents that a floating substance with an odour and properties reminiscent of an oil derivative had been observed in AC Stupice in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n

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\"Croatia:<\/a>
\u00a9 SeaHelp<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Municipality of Medulin and the public institution Kamenjak immediately sent all forces to the scene, notified all relevant services and began to build absorbent dams and clean the area.<\/p>\n

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