28/07/2023 Lituania (Литвы)
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The EU’s environment chief is calling for a clean-up of unexploded mines in the Baltic Sea to prevent accidental harm, keep the munitions out of the hands of criminals and reduce wind farm delays. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU environment commissioner and a Lithuanian politician, told the Financial Times that about 300,000 tonnes of unexploded munitions, mostly from the first and second world wars, were littering the Baltic seabed. “Now [they] threaten humans, marine life and economic activities, such as renewable energy, and put fishing vessels and their crew in danger,” he said. Sinkevičius said he also feared that the discarded weapons — which range from rockets and grenades to unexploded mines and small-calibre ammunition — could be recovered by criminals and made into homemade explosives because the sea is relatively shallow. Many of the corroding weapons are also leaking toxic chemicals, including white phosphorus and mustard gas, on to the seabed. Populations of eastern cod, which was commonly fished in the Baltic, have collapsed as a result of the environmental impact.
Source: ft.com
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