An emergency task force has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to deal with the continuing consequences of an oil spill in the Kerch Strait last month.

A Russian official said a recent oil spill in the Black Sea was unprecedented and could have been avoided, highlighting the age of the vessels involved.

Over 155,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil have been collected since fuel spilled from two tankers during a storm four weeks ago. A month after the fuel spill in the Kerch Strait from two tankers affected by storms,

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia's southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group said Sunday.

An emergency task force led by Emergency Situations Minister Kurenkov arrived in Russia's Krasnodar region amid a worsening oil spill in the Kerch Strait, affecting both the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula and Ukraine's partially occupied territories.

Most of the more than 30 dolphins killed in a Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait were from the endangered Azov species.

Thirty-two dolphins have died following a fuel oil spill from storm-struck tankers in the Kerch Strait, separating Crimea from Russia's Krasnodar region. Animal rescue groups attribute the deaths to the spill,

An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first ...

rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more then three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region.

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An aging Russian oil tanker split in two during a brutal winter storm, unleashing thousands of tons of fuel into the Black Sea. As oil spreads across international waters, the disaster threatens marine life,

Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait. Weather: Partly cloudy. Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres ...