The area of \u200b\u200bthe oil spill in the Black Sea was 400 times larger than previously reported. The oil slick stretches from the coast into the open sea at a distance of 19 kilometers.

This is reported by RosSMI.

The slick area is 80 square kilometers.

Russian scientists continue to analyze satellite and meteorological data.

Andrey Kostyanoy, chief researcher at the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the oil slick in the Novorossiysk region could disappear by the end of the day..

" It depends on what exactly was poured out - diesel fuel or fuel oil, "