KIEV, March 28 – The State Environmental Inspectorate of the Northwestern Region of the Black Sea announced it is preparing a compensation claim against the owner and operator of the ship Nikolai Bauman due to the pollution of the marine environment off the coast of Odessa region.

The inspectorate is calculating the damage caused to the environment. The claim will be brought against the ship's owner, Danube Shipping Ltd., and the ship's operator, SVS Management.