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Two Russian oil ships are damaged in the Black Sea, the black "gold" ends up in the water

2024-12-15 15:13:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Two Russian oil ships are damaged in the Black Sea, the black "gold"

Two Russian oil tankers with 29 crew members on board have been seriously damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia said.

Footage released by Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office showed one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a strong storm.

One member of the ship is reported to have lost his life, while the second ship continued to sail despite the difficulties of the weather and due to damage.

The incident took place in the Kerch Strait, which separates Russia from the occupied Crimean peninsula. A rescue and clean-up operation is underway involving tugboats, helicopters and more than 50 personnel, the TASS news agency reported.

He also reported that Russian authorities are investigating criminal negligence.

"Today, as a result of a storm in the Black Sea, two tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, flooded," Russia's federal maritime and inland waterway transport agency, Rosmorrechflot, wrote in a statement.

"On board the ships were crews of 15 and 14 people. The accident resulted in the spillage of oil products," he continued.

Both tankers have a loading capacity of about 4,200 tons of oil, Reuters news agency reported./ CNA

 





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