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Oil spills in Russian-occupied Crimea are an 'ecological disaster'
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02/01/2025
After an oil spill from two Russian 'Volgoneft' tankers in the Kerch Strait, volunteers have been cleaning up the coastline in Moscow-occupied Crimea.
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Rescuers are cleaning up a contaminated beach in Moscow-occupied Crimean town of Kerch.
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This is the aftermath of an oil spill in the Black Sea as two Russian Volgonev tankers
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sank in the Kerch Strait on 15th of December where approximately 1,500 tons of fuel oil
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leaked from each tanker.
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The sailors were evacuated but one died from hypothermia.
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According to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, 7 kilometers of coastline in Temirg
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district have been cleared of oil and nearly 70,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil
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were collected and removed.
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Russian news outlets report that more than 10,000 people raced to help the cleaning efforts.
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It is believed that the tankers were seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait.
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