INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
response to the Black Sea oil spill.The spill occurred on Dec
15, when two aging Russian tankers were damaged in a storm, releasing thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil into the sea off the coasts of
annexed Crimea and the southern Krasnodar region
Since then, volunteers and emergency crews have worked to clean up the oil and remove around 150,000 metric tons of contaminated
identified in efforts to protect the public and territories from emergencies, we have planned an investigation into the Emergency Situations
Volgoneft-212, were operated by Volgatransneft, while the fuel oil on board belonged to state oil giant Rosneft.Regional transportation
prosecutors, the Russian Maritime Rescue Service and the resort town of Anapa have filed three separate lawsuits against Moscow-based
million) on cleanup efforts alone.Oil slicks have continued to appear off the Black Sea coast three months after the spill, with both the
Emergency Situations Ministry and Putin warning that warmer weather could cause heavy fuel oil to rise to the surface of the water.
