Fuel oil emissions from Russian tankers are again recorded in the Black Sea
15.10.2025 - 09:30
On the beaches of Anapa (Russia), fuel oil emissions from tankers that crashed in the Kerch Strait at the end of last year are again being recorded.
The tanker accident occurred almost ten months ago, but the wreckage of the ships has not yet been raised from the seabed, so fuel oil leaks continue, reports the Center for countering desinformation.
The Russian authorities are demonstrating complete indifference to the environmental threat: instead of actually eliminating the consequences of the accident, they are focused on the war against Ukraine. This leads to constant pollution of the Black Sea, which will have long-term consequences for the ecosystem of the region.
Russian citizens themselves are also suffering – businesses on the Black Sea coast have suffered losses due to the failed tourist season, and vacationers who still dared to come to the resorts risked their own health.
Earlier, USM reported that a court in Russia ordered the payment of $621 million in compensation for the fuel oil spill from a tanker near Kerch.
As a reminder, on December 15, 2024, two Russian tankers sank in the Kerch Strait. The first tanker to suffer an accident was the Volgoneft-212, which was carrying 4 tons of oil. An hour later, a storm hit the Volgoneft-239.
