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Oil still washing ashore in southern Russia two months after the Black Sea spill.

Emergency crews discovered fuel oil fragments at 11 of 41 clean-up sites along the southern Krasnodar region’s coast, according to the regional crisis centre. Officials in annexed Crimea also reported finding similar oil contamination off its shores in recent days.

mediafaro.org/article/20250225

The Moscow Times · Oil Still Washing Ashore in Southern Russia 2 Months After Black Sea SpillBy The Moscow Times
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biggest in history was the in 2010. It released 210 million gallons (4.9 million barrels) of crude oil into the

This is why I can't understand why and like the silly name change

Do they WANT news like this, "Biggest disaster in the " ⁉️

Maybe it's true, Trump is seriously a who needs attention
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Russian scientists warn of dangerous levels of carcinogen along the Black Sea coast

Russian scientists have detected dangerously high levels of a carcinogen in soil samples taken from beaches contaminated by the Black Sea oil spill, with one expert comparing the pollution to the US military’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

mediafaro.org/article/20250204

The Moscow Times · Russian Scientists Warn of Dangerous Levels of Carcinogen Along Black Sea CoastBy The Moscow Times

#Russia suffering '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' after #OilSpill in #KerchStrait

Joshua Cheetham, Olga Robinson & Matt Murphy, January 23, 2025

"Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed #Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged in the #BlackSea.

"Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December. Volgoneft-239 ran aground following the storm, while Volgoneft-212 sank.

​​"Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the #SeaOfAzov.

"A senior Russian scientist called the spill the country's worst '#EnvironmentalCatastrophe' of the 21st Century.

"'This is the first time fuel oil has been spilled in such quantities,' Viktor Danilov-Danilyan - the head of science at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) - said in a 17 January interview with a Russian newspaper.

"Russian scientists said in December that this spill could be more than twice the size of a similar disaster in the strait in 2007, which saw up to 1,600 tonnes of #HeavyOil leak into the sea. #Ukraine's ministry of #ecology has estimated that the clear up from the latest spill could cost the Russian state up to $14bn (£11.4bn).

"#PaulJohnston, a scientist at #GreenpeaceResearchLaboratories, said 'there's always an element of uncertainty around oil spills', but a lack of timely information has heightened this uncertainty further.

"'I'm not entirely optimistic we'll ever know the full extent of the problem,' he added.

"Satellite images reviewed by #BBCVerify on 10 January - the most recent available high-resolution photos - showed a #MassiveOilSlick running through the strait, measuring at least 25km (15 miles) long. A second, smaller slick measuring around 5.7km (3.5 miles) long is also visible."

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bbc.com/news/articles/c23ngk5v
#WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalDestruction #OilSpill

Volunteers work to clean up spilled oil on the shoreline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait. The men are wearing camouflage uniforms. One holds a shovel and is putting oil into a bag, which the other man holds. In the background the sea is seen.
www.bbc.comRussia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch StraitActivists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.