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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in ...
Two Russian vessels were damaged during a heavy storm on Sunday, causing a massive oil spill. The tankers, both over 50 years old, carried nearly 9,000 metric tons of oil products. On Monday, the ...
Together, the two ships were carrying almost 9,000 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil, Tass reported. Social media footage from the scene showed a black slick of liquid among the waves. Russian officials confirmed the oil spill, but said that experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent.
An oil spill seen in the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 16, 2023. ... A Scripps News special report. The spill was identified near a pipeline operated by Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC.
Volgoneft-212, which was reportedly carrying approximately 4,900 tonnes of fuel oil, split in half and sank, resulting in an oil spill and the death of one crew member. Volgoneft-239 sustained damage, causing the vessel to begin drifting for several hours until it ran aground near the Port of Taman, Krasnodar Krai. It too began leaking oil.
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons , 256 Imperial gallons , 7.33 barrels , or 1165 litres .
Workers clean up an oil spill on Rockly Bay beach in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, on February 10, 2024. The origin of the ship that caused the spill is not yet known. - Akash Boodan/AP
The oil spill spread quickly due to strong waves extending the area of the spill rapidly. [2] On July 27, the PCG reported that the ship's industrial fuel cargo began to leak, contributing to the oil spill caused by diesel fuel spilling from the vessel's fuel tank.