Rescue teams empty 1,500 tons of oil from Russian tanker | AP News
1 day ago · The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. Two Russian ships, the Volgoneft-239 and the Volgoneft-212, were badly damaged in stormy weather on Dec. 15, resulting in thousands of tons of low-grade fuel oil called mazut spilling into the Kerch Strait.
A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches
19 hours ago · The oil spill’s longer-term effect on wildlife remains to be seen. At least 58 dead dolphins have been found so far, the Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said in a statement on Saturday.
Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch ...
3 days ago · The spill appears to have moved quickly after the initial incident. On 24 December, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify showed oil accumulating on a beach in Anapa - some 40 miles from the strait.
Oil spills | AP News
Dec 23, 2024 · An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday after an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said.
Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from …
Jan 1, 2025 · Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea.
Oil Spill - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The …
Mar 5, 2012 · The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Oil Spills News -- ScienceDaily
Jan 20, 2025 · Latest research news on oil spills, oil spill clean-up, designing to avoid oil spills and more.
Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago - CNN
Feb 12, 2024 · An overturned vessel has caused a huge oil spill along Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline, in what the Caribbean country’s prime minister described as a “national emergency” on Sunday.
1.1 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico ... - CBS News
Nov 28, 2023 · More than a week after the U.S. Coast Guard said that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico near a pipeline off the coast of Louisiana, officials...
Oil Spill news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Cleanup has begun after the largest onshore oil spill in the U.S. in nearly a decade. The leak from the Keystone pipeline dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil in northeastern Kansas....