As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response
December incident in which two aging oil tankers were caught in a storm and broke in half in the Kerch Strait, spilling 2,500 to 4,500 tons of fuel oil into the Black Sea, according to Greenpeace. An estimated 40 miles of Krasnodar’s coastline has been affected,
Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch Strait
Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.
Russia: Kerch Strait Fuel oil Spill Pollution Persists
Fuel oil spilt from two ageing tankers that broke up in a storm in the Kerch Strait in December has affected some forty miles of coastline. Of the two ships, one sank while the other was stranded close to the shore both vessels with around 4,500 metric tonnes of fuel oil onboard.
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,
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 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,
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Second oil spill reported at site of future Marine Corps airfield on Okinawa
A construction vessel spilled oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa over the weekend.
A storm, a spill and a disaster for the Black Sea’s beaches
Two weeks into the new year, and four weeks after the oil spill, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the extent of the disaster and dispatched senior officials to deal with Russia’s largest ...
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Bulgarian government tries to calm fears аfter Black Sea oil spill
Any danger of the oil reaching Bulgaria is speculation, the tourism minister said. SOFIA - Following a significant oil spill ...
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Mystery over source of oil spill which affected endangered penguins
The source of an oil spill that has affected critically endangered African penguins remains a mystery.
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Russian govt allots 1.5 bln rubles to mitigate damage from fuel oil spill in Kerch Strait
MOSCOW. Jan 27 (Interfax) - The Russian government's reserve fund has allotted 1.5 billion rubles to mitigate the damage from the fuel oil spill following a tanker wreck in the Kerch Strait on ...
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Fire and ice: How an oil spill in the Baltic could resurrect the ghost of the Torrey Canyon
For many years, Baltic Sea countries have been using a rather surprising product to help prepare strategies to tackle an oil ...
Nigeria oil spill and fire sparks concern from environmental groups
An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators to ...
Oil, produced water spill reported near Epping
Zavanna, LLC informed the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of the leak Monday at a site roughly nine miles northwest of ...
Chemical spill from freight carrier disrupts morning traffic on Ghodbunder Road
A freight carrier accident on Ghodbunder Road resulted in a significant chemical spill, disrupting peak morning traffic and ...