MOSCOW, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A vessel called Gam Express has sent a distress signal in the Kerch strait, Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office said on Friday. "The Southern Transport ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A vessel called Gam Express has sent a distress signal in the Kerch strait, Russia's Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office said on Friday. "The Southern Transport Prosecutor's ...

A Russian oil tanker sank in the Kerch Strait spilling fuel across tens of kilometres along the Black Sea coast. The scale of the spillage was still not clear… but it is raising fears that it ...

MOSCOW — An estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil had spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather, Russian state media reported Monday.

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

Two Russian tankers that spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after sustaining serious damage during a heavy storm on Sunday were carrying 9,200 metric tons (62,000 barrels) of oil products at the ...