Jan 13, 2025 · An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said.

Jan 24, 2025 · Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly...

The Kerch Strait separates the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea and the Taman Peninsula in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.Several ships have been either damaged or sunk in storms in or near the Kerch Strait. Volgoneft-139 was carrying 4,800 tonnes of fuel oil when she anchored in the Kerch Strait in a storm in November 2007.

Russia's state media say an estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil has spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather.

Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea.

Dec 19, 2024 · Two Russian ships damaged in stormy weather over the weekend have spilled about 3,700 tons (3,350 tonnes) of low-grade fuel into the Kerch Strait in Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian state...

Dec 15, 2024 · Severe weather in the Kerch Strait damaged a Russian tanker with 13 crew members aboard, killing one sailor and spilling oil into the Black Sea. Russia’s Federal Emergency Management Ministry says it dispatched an Mi-8 helicopter to assist the crew, while a tugboat from the Kamysh-Burun harbor in Kerch also set out to provide aid.

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...

The Kerch Strait oil spill may refer to one of two major oil spills within the Kerch Strait: 2007 Kerch Strait oil spill; 2024 Kerch Strait oil spill

3 days ago · While oil spills have already occurred in the region in the past, the December incident surpasses anything the Black Sea has ever seen. In the closest comparable case, 1,300 tons of fuel oil were released in November 2007, also after a Russian tanker sank in the Kerch Strait.. As for the most recent wreckage, estimates by Russian state-aligned media put the amount of fuel oil released at 3,700 ...