Oil coats Russia's Black Sea coast

Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia's Black Sea coast
Volunteers struggled on Friday to shovel up tons of sticky oil from Russia's Black Sea coastline following what President Vladimir Putin has called an ecological disaster.
Russia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
Long stretches of Russia’s Black Sea coastline are covered in oil spilled by the wreck of two Russian tankers over the weekend, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warning of an “environmental disaster.” Videos geolocated by CNN show ...
Russian Oil Spill Contaminates 50km Of Black Sea Beaches
Two Russian tankers were wrecked in a storm on December 15, with one - the Volgoneft-212 tanker - sinking. They were carrying around 9,000 tonnes of oil, and satellite monitoring suggests around 3,000 were spilt.
Russia hurries to clean up devastating oil spill along Black Sea coast
Efforts to rescue affected wildlife are underway. A rescue center has treated about 500 oil-soaked birds, including cormorants, but over 30 have died
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.
How conflict makes oil spills in the Black Sea so much more toxic
The thick oil slick on the water’s surface endangers the growth and development of marine life, both at sea and along the coastline. For example, oil sticks to a bird’s feathers, causing them to mat and separate, impairing the waterproofing of the feathers.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet Faces New Test
One of Ukraine's North European allies has pledged to allocate additional funds toward helping it counter the Black Sea Fleet, a significant arm of the Russian Navy. What's New On Monday, Norway's Ministry of Defense and the Office of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that the country would be providing 2.
'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.
Volunteers continue cleaning coastline after major oil spill in Black Sea
Hundreds of volunteers and emergency workers continued to clean the coastline of Russia’s southern Krasnodar region Wednesday after two Russian ships spilled around 3,700 tons (3,300 tonnes) of low-grade fuel oil into the Kerch Strait.
Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea
Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.
Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries.
Video. Oil spill ravages Black Sea shores, causing major environmental crisis
Video. Footage showed oil-streaked shores and birds covered in mazut. Officials say clean-up efforts are underway, though ...
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