Russian tankers wrecked in Black Sea

Two vessels have spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after being badly damaged in stormy weather, according to Russian state media


MOLDOVA
ROMANIA
Odesa

Crimea
Annexed by Russia in 2014

UKRAINE
Sevastopol
Mykolaiv
Dnipro River
Kherson
BLACK SEA
Russian control
Dnipro
Berdyansk
Sea of Azov
Mariupol
Donetsk
Novorossiysk
RUSSIA
Krasnodar
Rostov-on-Don
100km 60 miles


Dec 15, Kerch Strait: Two tankers – Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 – reportedly drifted before running aground offshore

Volgoneft-212: 4,900 tonnes of oil on board. One crew member dies after vessel splits in two with its bow sinking. Remaining crew members rescued

Volgoneft-239: 4,300 tonnes of oil. All crew members rescued

Left: Screenshot from video posted on Telegram appears to show tanker breaking apart


Sources: BBC, ISW, VOA
Picture: Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office 
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