Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch ...
3 days ago · Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Rescue teams empty 1,500 tons of oil from Russian tanker | AP News
1 day ago · The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. Two Russian ships, the Volgoneft-239 and the Volgoneft-212, were badly damaged in stormy weather on Dec. 15, resulting in thousands of tons of low-grade fuel oil called mazut spilling into the Kerch Strait.
Rescue teams empty 1,500 tons of oil from Russian tanker
1 day ago · So far, oil from the spill has washed up along beaches in Russia’s Krasnodar region, as well as in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions of Crimea and the Berdyansk Spit, some 145 kilometers ...
Russia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
Dec 18, 2024 · Long stretches of Russia’s Black Sea coastline are covered in oil spilled by the wreck of two Russian tankers over the weekend, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning of an...
Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea's Kerch Strait - BBC
Dec 15, 2024 · Two Russian oil tankers have been badly damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said. Footage released by Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office showed ...
Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea - BBC
Dec 15, 2024 · Two Russian oil tankers have been badly damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said. Footage released by Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's...
Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Dec 26, 2024 · Authorities in Russia declared a federal-level emergency on Thursday in response to the oil spill along the Black Sea coast, which local and regional emergency services, aided by thousands of...
Video. Oil spill ravages Black Sea shores, causing major
Dec 18, 2024 · Thousands of tonnes of mazut, a heavy oil product, spilled into the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea after two Russian tankers were severely damaged during stormy weather.
Volunteers clean coastline after major oil spill in Black Sea
Dec 18, 2024 · Hundreds of volunteers and emergency workers continued to clean the coastline of Russia’s southern Krasnodar region Wednesday after two Russian ships spilled around 3,700 tons (3,300 tonnes) of low-grade fuel oil into the Kerch Strait.
Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from …
Jan 1, 2025 · Photos circulating on social media and local news channels showed seabirds coated in black fuel oil. The spill may have killed more than 20 dolphins, the local Delfa dolphin rescue centre said, adding tests were ongoing to ascertain the cause of the deaths.