Putin Says More Needs to Be Done to Clean up Black Sea Oil Spill
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
Putin Criticises Oil Spill Cleanup, Weeks After It Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill began.
Putin Criticizes Slow Response to Black Sea Oil Spill
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Russian officials for their slow response to what he described as the country’s most serious environmental disaster in recent memory. “This is practically one of the most serious environmental challenges we’ve faced in recent years,
Russian Authorities Downsize Black Sea Oil Spill Estimates
Russian officials have revised their estimates of the oil spill in the Black Sea, now reporting that approximately 2,400 metric tons of oil products were released, a reduction from initial figures. The spill occurred on December 15,
Heavy Fuel Oil Makes Black Sea Spill Hard To Clean Up
The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float.
Russian tanker fuel spill could reach Ukraine's coast, Navy warns
The oil spilled into the Black Sea by two Russian tankers last month could soon reach Ukraine's southern coast in the ...
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Dolphins killed due to fuel oil pollution in Kerch Strait
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Fuel spill in Kerch Strait kills 32 dolphins amid conflict
As a result of the fuel oil spill on December 15, following the collision of two tankers in the Kerch Strait, 32 dolphins ...
Dozens of dolphins and other marine mammals found dead after massive oil tanker spill in Russia
An animal rescue group said 61 dead cetaceans - an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins - had been ...
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No enemy ships in Black and Azov Seas – Navy
As of 06:00 a.m. on January 9, russia had not deployed its warships to the Black and Azov Seas.The command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of ...
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Dolphin Deaths in Kerch Strait: A Maritime Tragedy Unfolds
Thirty-two dolphins have died following a fuel oil spill from storm-struck tankers in the Kerch Strait, separating Crimea ...
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Kerch Strait oil spill significantly smaller than initially thought, Russia claims
The amount of oil spilled in the Kerch Strait by two Russian oil tankers is "significantly less than the initial estimate," ...
Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast ...
More Than 30 Dolphins Found Dead Off Crimea
Most of the more than 30 dolphins killed in a Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait were from the endangered Azov species.
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Russia elevates response to Kerch Strait oil spill, declaring federal-level state of emergency
Russian federal officials have declared a state of emergency in response to last week’s oil spill in the Black Sea, where a ...
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Dozens of dolphins die due to Kerch Strait fuel oil pollution
More than 30 dolphins died in the Kerch Strait. The reason is a fuel oil spill that resulted from the sinking of Russian ...
Russians Sinking Hedgehog-Type Barriers In Kerch Strait Reports
In the Kerch Strait, the occupiers are sinking hedgehog-type barriers. This was reported by the Krymskiy Veter (Crimean Wind) ...