Tag: spill
Oil spill in Crimea and Russia: the "ecological disaster" continues to expand
An oil disaster with major ecological consequences. The Crimean peninsula, a Ukrainian region annexed by Russia since 2014, has experienced a major oil spill on its coasts in recent days.…
State of emergency declared in Crimea after oil spill
The state of emergency applies in Kerch and Leninskyi, state the authorities in the areas annexed by Russia. – The situation is very critical. Unfortunately, negative environmental consequences are inevitable,…
In the Black Sea, regional emergency declared after worsening oil spill
Ten days after a storm that split an oil tanker in two and capsized another in the Black Sea, authorities in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia declared a regional…
Russian volunteers critical after the oil spill in Crimea
Criticism of Putin: “Getting no answers on how to take care of the oil” • Appeals for international help Russian volunteers are critical of how the authorities are managing the…
Russia: Oil spill near Crimea may have contaminated 200,000 tons of soil | News in brief
The oil spill near the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula may have contaminated 200,000 tons of soil, the Russian Minister of Natural Resources Aleksandr Kozlov said on Monday. Two old Russian tankers…
Dolphins found dead after oil spill near Crimea
A week after two Russian tankers capsized in the Kerch Strait, spilling thousands of tons of oil, efforts are underway to clean up the beaches of the occupied Crimean peninsula.…
The expert: The oil spill could just as well have happened in the Baltic Sea
Environmental organizations and Ukrainian authorities are flagging a major environmental disaster after Sunday’s accident in the Kerch Strait off the annexed Crimean Peninsula. In the heavy storm, one Russian tanker…
The Kerch Strait is threatened with an oil spill – the Russian anchor may have broken off at the welding seam | News in brief
Russia has been criticized for using tankers in poor condition. The area of the Kerch Strait separating Crimea and the Russian mainland is threatened by an oil accident. Two tankers…
Imperial Oil fined for April 2021 ‘slop oil’ spill in Sarnia
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Imperial Oil was fined $900,000 and ordered to pay a $225,000 victim surcharge after being convicted under the Environmental Protection Act of discharging “slop…
Risk of oil spill after suspicious ship runs aground in Cotonou
The Beninese authorities fear the pollution of their waters and are taking action. A boat, flying the flag of Nigeria or Belize, depending on the source, ran aground a few…