Bystroye Canal

The Bystre channel (alternative spelling: Bystroje channel of Ukrainian бистрий / Bystryj or Russian быстро / bystro, "fast", Romanian Canalul Bâstroe ) is a powerful navigation canal -developed branch of the river in the north, the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta. It connects the Danube with the Black Sea. It is a branch of Kilijaarms and lies between the " Wylkowe " arm and the "New Stamboul Deltaarm ".

Geographical location

The Bystre channel starts about 7 km downstream of the small port town Wylkowe (Russian Вилково / Wylkowo ) and performs about 9 km to the east to the Black Sea.

History

The channel registered on Soviet maps with the ( Russian ) name Новостамбульское гирло / Novo Stambulskoje Gyrlo, " New Stamboul Deltaarm " is silted since the Yugoslavia war. In order to revive the Black Sea ports in the Ukrainian Danube Delta, the Ukrainian government has a German company from Hamburg commissioned to make something lying north Bystre - Deltaarm rather than the previously used " New Stamboul Deltaarm " navigable.

Since he ( according to the Ramsar Convention, Location Kyliiske Mouth UNESCO World Heritage and ) runs right through the natural reservoir of the Danube Delta, a lowering of the water table and cause irreparable damage to the unique flora and fauna to be feared. Despite numerous protests because of the feared impact on the ecosystem in the northern Danube Delta, on the part of the Romanian Government, the European Union, the USA and numerous environmental organizations (World Wildlife Fund, NABU) has captured the Ukrainian government in this. The Ukrainian government replied that behind the allegations, especially economic interests of Romania infected, since this previously had a kind of monopoly on shipping traffic to the Black Sea, the " interference in internal affairs " and forbade began despite all calls with the work. In addition, Ukraine had the southern neighbor not informed about the Bauabsicht. The works were opened on 27 August 2004, but for shipping it was not released.

The cost for the construction of the waterway amounted to more than the equivalent of 15 million euros.