Oil from two damaged Russian tankers, allegedly part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting ships, has spilled into the waters off Crimea, causing environmental damage to miles of coastline.

Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil ...

MOSCOW - A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Dec 15, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress ...

Two Russian ships damaged in stormy weather over the weekend have spilled about 3,700 tons (3,350 tonnes) of low-grade fuel into the Kerch Strait in Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian state media ...

A tanker accident in the Black Sea has caused an oil spill, polluting the waters and coast. Oil is spilling into the Kerch Strait, where a russian tanker broke up during a storm. This is reported by ...

A violent storm in the Kerch Strait severely damaged two Russian oil tankers, causing an oil spill and a rescue operation. One tanker split in half, resulting in one fatality and injuries.

Video taken from the command bridge of one of the ships shows part of one vessel sinking in the Kerch Strait, which is between Russia and the annexed territory of Crimea. According to Russian ...

Representatives of Greenpeace Ukraine have stated that the accident of two russian tankers, which occurred on December 15 in the Kerch Strait, threatens an environmental ... Storm in Black Sea damages ...

A Russian tanker has sunk in the Kerch Strait during a violent Black Sea ... Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago. The Kerch bridge linking mainland Russia to Russian-annexed Crimea ...

In recent years, Russia has been accused of using a so-called shadow fleet of tankers, which are often poorly maintained and lack proper insurance, to move oil and circumvent sanctions. A Russian ...

The incident occurred in the Kerch Strait, a key maritime route that separates mainland Russia from Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Russian investigators have opened two ...