Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality continues its works for the protection of Izmit Bay. In this context, Environmental Inspection teams evaluating the notices received penalties for the Cook Islandd Bandiralı dry cargo ship polluting the Gulf of Izmit.

TEAMS MOVED ON NOTICE

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department of inspection teams, Izmit Bay does not give passage to pollution. 7 day 24 teams working day and night, evaluating every notice. In this context, a port in the Gulf district of the Gulf of Izmit polluted dry cargo ship alert teams mobilized.

DIRTY BALLAST DUST TO THE SEA

Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department teams went to the port where the notice was made. Teams, the port is connected to the dry cargo ship in the Gulf of Izmit spilled dirty ballast found. The required samples were taken by the teams and the 16 thousand 761 Groston dry cargo ship named Queen Anatolia Cook Cookland Banda 1 Million 772 thousand TL fine was cut.

CONTROL BY AIR BY SEA

In order to keep Izmit Bay clean, the Metropolitan Municipality conducts sea pollution inspections arising from ships and vessels by sea control aircraft. Within the scope of the works since 2007, the sea control aircraft became the nightmare of the ships polluting the Gulf of Izmit. Sea Plane, which serves all Marmara Region provinces as per the protocol signed with the Union of Marmara Municipalities, is also able to land and take off from Cengiz Topel Airport.

WHAT IS DIRTY BALLAST

When released from the ship; ballast water which causes the appearance of oil, petroleum derivative or oil traces on the water or adjacent shore lines, or which causes discoloration of suspended solids or emulsions on the water or under water.