The Volgoneft-239 ran aground on Dec. 15 during severe storms in the Kerch Strait. Emergency crews work around the clock to ...
Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.
Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local volunteers complain that the government is interfering with their clean-up ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An oil spill from damaged tankers has contaminated a long stretch of sandy beaches along the Russian Black Sea shoreline, polluting the air and threatening wildlife in one of ...
Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches ... but with much of the oil underwater, it is difficult to determine. While the spill is not as large as some more-notorious incidents ...
According to satellite data, around 3,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil has leaked into the Black Sea. Marine oil spills are one of the most concerning sources of water pollution, destroying entire ocean ...