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.
Ecological Disaster Strikes Russia's Black Sea Coast
A disastrous oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coastline has led to extensive environmental damage following a storm that struck two aging tankers. While volunteers and rescue workers race to mitigate the impact,
Russian oil spill contaminates 50km of Black Sea beaches
Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometres of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm.It said they had collected about 80 tonnes of oil and cleaned up more than eight kilometres (five miles) of beach.
Ukraine Holds Russia Responsible for Major Oil Spill in Black Sea
Ukraine has accused Russia of causing a significant oil spill in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov. The incident occurred after two aging Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239,
Oil spill spreads to Russia's Black Sea coastline after storm damages two tankers
Thousands of volunteers are working to clean up oil slicks along sandy beaches in Russia after two stricken tankers spilled oil into the Black Sea.
'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.
Oil Spill Devastates Russian Coastline After Tanker Accident
A major oil spill in the Black Sea is causing an environmental disaster along the Russian coastline, threatening wildlife and coastal communities.
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.
Badly damaged Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel spill oil near Black Sea
Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, according to Russian state media.
A severe oil spill shows the dangers of Russia's dark fleet
The Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 vessels were damaged during a heavy storm on Sunday.
Russia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
Ambrey, a maritime security company, said one of the tankers was carrying 4,300 tons of mazut. It said these Soviet-era ...