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Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea's Kerch Strait

www.bbc.com Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea's Kerch Strait

Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

"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.

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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
- Putin doesn't give a damn about the environment
  
  Or his people.
  
  Neither does the EU nor US
  
  At least we pretend to in the EU, and build renewables.
  New wind turbines are going up literally every day in some areas, and the worst offenders are actually member states politically aligned with Russia.
  
  Fuck off with your whataboutism
  
  Is that you, hexbear?