Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in ... - BBC
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...
Badly damaged Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel spill …
Dec 16, 2024 · Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, according to Russian state media.
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...
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 ...
Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill ...
Dec 25, 2024 · Authorities in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on Wednesday declared a region-wide emergency, saying that oil was still washing up on the coastline 10 days after two ageing tankers ran into...
Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russia declared a federal emergency on Thursday over an oil spill caused by two Russian tankers in the Black Sea, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Black Sea oil spill worsens as third Russian tanker sends distress …
Dec 17, 2024 · Spilled oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and...