Black Sea, Russia and oil spill

Black Sea oil spill widens, Russian authorities say
Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told the TASS state news agency on Friday, as authorities struggle to mitigate the effects of the nearly month-old disaster.
New oil spill detected in Black Sea from stricken Russian tanker
Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of "terrible environmental consequences" from the spill.By trying to "conceal the terrible environmental consequences" Moscow had left the entire Black Sea region vulnerable to the fallout,
A Black Sea Oil Spill Killed Over 30 Cetaceans In December
The Black Sea is home to different cetacean species — some endangered — and it was the site of an oil spill in the middle of December that killed 31 of them.
Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
Heavy Fuel Oil Makes Black Sea Spill Hard To Clean Up
The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float.
Russia Mobilizes to Address Black Sea Oil Catastrophe
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the need for more effective cleanup measures following an oil spill in the Black Sea. The spill, caused by two aging tankers struck by a storm, released approximately 2,
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month.
Putin Criticises Oil Spill Cleanup, Weeks After It Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill began.
Russia's Putin orders authorities to ramp up efforts to control Black Sea oil spill
Russian president emphasizes urgency of addressing oil spill after 2 oil tankers were damaged and 1 later sank in storm south of Kerch Strait - Anadolu Ajansı
Russian authorities' handling of Black Sea oil spill criticized: 'It's the worst-case scenario'
In southwestern Russia, thousands of volunteers are cleaning up the beaches polluted by the sinking of two oil tankers in the Black Sea on December 15, 2024. However, scientists and NGOs consider the resources and equipment deployed to be insufficient.
Putin Criticizes Slow Response to Black Sea Oil Spill
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Russian officials for their slow response to what he described as the country’s most serious environmental disaster in recent memory. “This is practically one of the most serious environmental challenges we’ve faced in recent years,
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Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said ...
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Oil spill kills dozens of dolphins on Russian Black Sea coast: Animal rescue group
Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center says it found 61 dead cetaceans with over half killed 'likely due to fuel oil spill' ...