Russia declares emergency over Black Sea oil spill
Moscow on Thursday declared a national state of emergency following an oil spill caused by two separate incidents involving Russian tankers in the Black Sea. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement that a severe storm hit the two tankers on December 15,
Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens
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 trouble.
Black Sea Oil Spill Crisis: Environmental Emergency Declared
A federal emergency was declared in Russia following an oil spill caused by two tankers in the Black Sea. A storm led to one tanker splitting in half and the other running aground, resulting in severe environmental impact.
Emergency declared in Russia's Krasnodar Krai due to fuel oil spill
An emergency state has been declared in Russia's Krasnodar Krai due to fuel oil contamination along the Black Sea coastline. Source: Governor of Krasnodar Krai Veniamin Kondratiev on Telegram; Meduza,
'Oil is everywhere': Russians tackle Black Sea spill
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 the worst ecological disasters to hit the region in years.
Urgent Plea: Volunteers Seek Federal Aid for Black Sea Oil Spill Disaster
Volunteers cleaning a major oil spill on Russia's Black Sea coast seek urgent federal aid via video, overwhelmed by pollution affecting wildlife. President Putin terms it an ecological disaster. The incident involves two tankers worsened by storms,
Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea by two storm-wrecked Russian tankers was washed ashore in southwestern Russia.
Black Sea oil spill worsens as third Russian tanker sends distress call
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 state media said a third ship was now in trouble.
Volunteers Appeal to Putin for Aid in Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup
In the wake of a significant oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coast, volunteers have released a video appealing directly to President Vladimir Putin for urgent federal assistance. The environmental disaster,
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Catastrophic Kerch Strait oil spill prompts state of emergency in occupied Crimea
Crimean activists warn that the situation on the occupied peninsula could be even worse than on the Russian side of the Black ...
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Russia's Krasnodar governor declares region-wide emergency to contain oil spill
The pollution has coated sandy beaches around Anapa, a popular summer resort. Kondratiev says his administration will work ...
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Four tonnes of oil-containing liquid cleaned up at Anapa port after Kerch Strait tanker wrecks - Russian Emergency Situations Ministry
"The coastline is being examined and cleaned up. Rescuers and volunteers have removed 3.3 tonnes of polluted sand and soil. A hundred square meters of waters have been treated with sorbent and four ...
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Transneft sends equipment to clean up fuel oil spill in Anapa after incident with tankers
TASS/. Russian oil pipeline operator Transneft has sent equipment to clean up oil products to the coast of Anapa, where fuel oil spills occurred after the emergency with the Volgoneft tankers in ...