Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill

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#Asia
#Pacific
#Pollution
#Commodities Markets
#Central
#Eastern Europe
#CIS Countries
#Europe
#Middle East and Africa
#Emerging Market Countries
#Environment
#North Asia
#Energy Markets
#Seaborne Freight
#Tanker Freight
#Transportation Markets
#Transportation

Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia's Black Sea coast

FILE PHOTO: Volunteers work to clear spilled oil on the coastline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the settlement of Blagoveshchenskaya near the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Russia declared a federal emergency on Thursday over an oil spill caused by two Russian tankers in the Black Sea, the Emergencies Ministry said.

The tankers were hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One split in half and the other ran aground.

The resulting spill has coated sandy beaches at and around Anapa, a popular resort, and caused serious problems for wildlife including seabirds, dolphins and porpoises. More than 10,000 people have been trying to clear it up.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

By Reuters

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