The spill has the potential to be one of the largest environmental disasters to affect the region in recent years.

Tragically, one crew member aboard the Volgoneft 212 died of hypothermia, while 12 others were rescued earlier on Sunday ...

A Russian tanker has sunk in the Kerch Strait during a violent Black Sea storm, killing one seafarer and causing an oil spill ...

Russia said Monday that fuel oil has leaked into the Kerch Strait, off the coast of the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, after two ageing oil tankers were caught in a storm.

Two Russian tankers that spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after sustaining serious damage during a heavy storm on Sunday ...

Akylbek Japarov's over three years in charge made him the longest-serving Kyrgyz prime minister.

MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. The recent shipwreck of two oil tankers in the Kerch Strait caused a partial oil leak, and final steps to clear it are currently underway, the Russian government said in a ...

On December 15, the Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 tankers wrecked. The forebody of the Volgoneft 212 tanker was torn off, and the vessel ran aground. The crew was evacuated. One of the 13 crew ...

A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday (December 15), ...

Authorities in Georgia have launched an investigation into the deaths of a 12 people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning ...

Two Russian tankers carrying over 9,000 metric tons of oil products suffered extensive damage during a storm in the Kerch ...

Two Russian tankers that spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after sustaining serious damage during a heavy storm on Sunday ...