US EditionRussian Oil Tankers Severely Damaged in Black Sea Storm, Causing Oil Spill
- Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea were damaged due to stormy weather, as reported by the Interfax News Agency.
- The incident resulted in at least one fatality.
- Dramatic videos showed the stern of the Volgoneft-212 ship broken off and floating vertically in the water.
- The Federal Shipping Agency stated that 'Measures are being taken to eliminate the oil spill.
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The city of Anapa, a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast in southwest Russia, was placed in an “emergency situation” on Tuesday after two tankers sank in the nearby strait, which polluted 30 kilometers of coastline.
Two Russian oil tankers have suffered accidents in the Kerch Strait this Sunday and have poured oil into the waters of the Azov Sea, where a strong storm broke out, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has reported from Moscow this Sunday. Both oil tankers, more than 130 metres in length and built more than 50 years ago, would jointly carry, according to preliminary sources, more than 8,000 tons of fuel. According to different media, several tho…
Two Russian Oil Tankers Spill Oil Into Black Sea After Running Aground
Two Russian oil tankers believed to have drifted before running aground offshore have spilt oil in the Black Sea in the Kerch Strait, which separates Russia from Crimea. According to Russian officials quoted by Tass news agency, the tankers were carrying around 4,300 dead weight tonnes of oil each, with Russian authorities investigating the incidents for criminal negligence. Oil accidents due to negligence are pretty common in Russia. Last year…
MOSCOW.- The two Russian oil tankers who were shipwrecked on Sunday in the Kerch Strait near Crimea began to dump fuel at sea, the Moscow government said this Monday. “After the sinking of the searches there was a spill of fuel into the sea” and the oil slick is heading towards the shores of the island of Tuzla, the government said in a statement.The spill can become one of the biggest environmental catastrophes of recent years in the region. Wa…
Mosku.- It is estimated that 3,700 tons of low quality fuel oil have been spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by bad weather, the Russian state media reported on Monday. The two ships, Volgoneft 239 and Volgoneft 212, transported approximately 9,200 tons of Amazon, a heavy and low-quality oil product. The social media images of the site showed a black liquid rising among the waves. Preliminary estimates i…
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