Rescue Teams Empty 1,500 Tons of Oil From Russian Tanker
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, an excavator works removing oil near the damaged Volgoneft-239 tanker from which the fuel oil continues to leak into the sea near the port of Taman in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
MOSCOW—Rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil left onboard a tanker that ran aground last year in southern Russia, officials said Saturday. The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea.
Two Russian ships, the Volgoneft-239 and the Volgoneft-212, were badly damaged in stormy weather on Dec. 15, resulting in thousands of tons of low-grade fuel oil called mazut spilling into the Kerch Strait.
