Rescue teams empty 1,500 tons of oil from Russian tanker
Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran aground in December, sparking a devastating oil spill that has damaged miles
Russia responds to Black Sea oil spill
In the Black Sea, Russia is dealing with what experts in and outside Russia say might be the worst environmental disaster the country has seen this century. Thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil leaked from two Russian oil tankers after they were caught in a Black Sea storm last month.
Fuel oil pollution found on Odesa's coast, likely from sunken Russian tankers
A large-scale fuel oil pollution, likely caused by the sinking of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, has been discovered on the coast of Odesa Oblast. Source: Ivan Rusiev, a scientist and the head of the research department of the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park,
Oil Found Along Ukraine’s Southern Coast After Russian Tanker Spill
A national parks employee in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region discovered oil washed up on the coastline, saying that it was likely linked to last month’s oil spill in the Black Sea. Ivan Rusev, the employee who reported the find,
Oil spill from Russian tankers reaches Odesa Oblast — photos
A fuel oil spill from Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait has washed ashore near Odesa, according to ecologist Ivan Rusev. Read also: U.S. sanctions trigger record drop in Russian oil exports Following recent storms,
A reputational stain: The oil spill in the Black Sea
Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local ...
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Massive Oil Spill Cleanup in Black Sea Achieves Major Milestone
Rescue workers have successfully removed nearly 1,500 tons of oil from a stranded tanker involved in a significant oil spill ...
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Why Has the Black Sea Oil Spill Been So Devastating for Seabirds?
More than a month has passed since two two oil tankers began leaking thousands of tons of oil into the Black Sea after being ...
Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ...
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Heavy Fuel Oil Makes Black Sea Spill Hard To Clean Up
The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float. The ...
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Black Sea oil spill widens, Russian authorities say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told the TASS state news agency on Friday, as ...
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Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said ...
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Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Russia has declared a federal state of emergency over an oil spill in the Black Sea, which came after a tanker "split in half" during a fierce winter storm. The head of the Russian Emergencies ...
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Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
(AP) — An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch ...
Russia: Nearly 140 people cleaning up massive Black Sea oil spill report health issues
The Russian government declared a federal emergency in response to the oil spill. Cleanup efforts have involved around 8,500 ...
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Russian oil spill reveals how Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ evades Western sanctions
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