Bystre Canal

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The Bystroye Canal (alternative spelling: Bystroje channel of Ukrainian бистрий / Bystryj or Russian быстро / bystro , "fast", Romanian Canalul Bâstroe ) is the navigation canal Equipped Flussarm in the northern, Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta . It connects the Danube with the Black Sea . It is a branch of the Kilijaarm and lies between the "Wylkowe" arm and the "New Stambuler Deltaarm".

Geographical location

The Bystre Canal begins about 7 km downstream from the small port town of Wylkowe (Russian Вилково / Wylkowo) and runs about 9 km east to the Black Sea.

history

The canal, marked on Soviet maps with the (Russian) name Новостамбульское гирло / Novo Stambulskoje Gyrlo , "New Stambulian Delta Arm ", has silted up since the war in Yugoslavia . In order to revive the Black Sea ports in the Ukrainian Danube Delta, the Ukrainian government has commissioned a German company from Hamburg to make the Bystre delta arm , which is located a little further to the north, navigable and not the "New Stambul delta arm" that was previously used.

Since it leads through the middle of the natural reservoir of the Danube Delta ( UNESCO World Heritage and according to the Ramsar Convention , Kyliiske Mouth area ), a lowering of the water level and irreparable damage to the unique flora and fauna are feared. Despite numerous protests about the feared effects on the ecosystem in the northern Danube Delta, on the part of the Romanian government, the European Union , the USA and numerous environmental protection organizations ( World Wildlife Fund , NABU ), the Ukrainian government stuck to this. The Ukrainian government replied that the allegations were mainly based on Romania's economic interests, since Romania had previously had a kind of monopoly on shipping to the Black Sea, "interfering in internal affairs" was prohibited and began work regardless of all requests. In addition, Ukraine had not informed the southern neighboring state of the intention to build. Construction began on August 27, 2004, but it has not been opened for shipping.

The cost of building the waterway was more than the equivalent of 15 million euros .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ vifaost.de , Virtual Library Eastern Europe , Oleksandr Sawyzkyj: Ukraine: Danube-Black Sea Canal more controversial , October 6, 2006

Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′ 13 ″  N , 29 ° 41 ′ 58 ″  E