Black Sea, Russia and Oil Spill

Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea by two storm-wrecked Russian tankers was washed ashore in southwestern Russia.
Federal emergency due to oil spill in the Black Sea: all known facts and consequences
The Russian government made the declaration after a number of its tankers were sank in the body of water between itself, Ukraine, Turkey and Romania.
Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens
Authorities in Russia's southern Krasnodar region on Wednesday declared a region-wide emergency, saying that oil was still washing up on the coastline 10 days after two ageing tankers ran into trouble.
Russia introduces state of emergency because of fuel oil spill in Black Sea
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has introduced a federal state of emergency due to the fuel oil spill following the 15 December tanker accident in the Kerch Strait. Source: Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza;
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 kilometers of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm.
Black Sea oil spill volunteers in Russia ask Putin to send urgent help
Volunteers helping to clean up a major oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coast appealed in a video released on Monday for President Vladimir Putin to urgently send federal aid, saying that they and local authorities were overwhelmed.
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.
Volunteers clean 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.
Russia declares emergency over Black Sea oil spill
Moscow on Thursday declared a national state of emergency following an oil spill caused by two separate incidents involving Russian tankers in the Black Sea. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement that a severe storm hit the two tankers on December 15,
Russia declares state of emergency due to oil spill in Kerch Strait
Some 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil have spilled into the Black Sea since two Russian oil tankers were severely damaged in a storm on Dec. 15.
Volunteers Appeal to Putin for Aid in Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup
In the wake of a significant oil spill along Russia's Black Sea coast, volunteers have released a video appealing directly to President Vladimir Putin for urgent federal assistance. The environmental disaster,
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Black Sea oil spill: Russia declares emergency; here's what happened
Russia has declared a federal-level emergency following a massive oil spill along the Black Sea coast that has caused ...
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‘Ordinary people with shovels’: Volunteers cleaning Black Sea oil spill ask Putin for help
Volunteers helping to clean up the oil spill on Russia’s Black Sea coast are appealing to Russian President Vladimir ...
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Black Sea oil spill contaminates up to 200,000 tons of soil, Russia says
ALBAWABA - Russia's minister of natural resources said Monday that the Black Sea shoreline has been severely harmed by a disastrous oil leak in the Kerch Strait that was brought on by a weather ...