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"There's a bow and there are two ships , torn in half,"

— more footage from the site of the wreck of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry officially confirmed that the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 are sinking. An MI-8 helicopter has been dispatched to the scene. There are 13 people and fuel oil on board the Volgoneft-212, and 14 people and oil products on board the Volgoneft-239.

"More than 50 specialists and 11 pieces of equipment are already involved in eliminating the consequences. Further information is being clarified," the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

https://t.me/astrapress/70315

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[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

In recent years, Russia has been accused of using a so-called ghost fleet of tankers, which are often poorly maintained and lack proper insurance, to move oil and circumvent sanctions - though Bockmann said it did not appear the tankers involved in Sunday's incident were part of that fleet.

So the ghost fleet is even shittier

[-] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Putin doesn't give a damn about the environment

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Or his people.

[-] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago
[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

It's okay, they're towing them outside the environment

[-] perestroika@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A case of history almost literally repeating itself: quoting from Wikipedia.

In early November 2007, a severe storm caused many ships to ground in the Strait of Kerch, between Ukraine and Russia. One of these was the Volganeft-139, a river oil tanker that lost over 4,000 tonnes of heavy oil.

(Also, in 2007 when Volganeft-139 broke in half at sea, another ship, the Volganeft-123, limped into port with a cracked hull.)

These hulls are shallow and aren't designed for serious wave stress. Only an idiot sends them to sea during a storm.

Some folks over there have been totally unwilling to learn.

[-] leisesprecher@feddit.org 25 points 1 week ago

Some folks over there have been totally unwilling to learn.

Russian history in a nutshell.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago

Russians looked at the black sea and thought it wasn't black enough

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

Damn, I hope they're able to contain and clean up the oil spill.

[-] WordBox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They're currently working to remove the spilled oil from the environment.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I am unable to find any news saying Russia is cleaning up the oil.

Do you have a source for that?

It’s a meme reference

[-] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That could be pretty tricky, look like the fronts fell off

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