The oil slick was found on the 1310 km of the Volga near the city of Kazan. A task force of the Headquarters and rescuers of the Zonal Search and Rescue Squad No. 2, as well as representatives of transport procuracy, Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan left for the accident site. EMERCOM rescuers handled the slick on the area of 50 sq. meters.