Oil tankers in distress in front of the Crimea: A dead and environmental disaster threatens!

Oil tankers in distress in front of the Crimea: A dead and environmental disaster threatens!

Before the Crimea Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia, two Russian oil tankers are in distress, which led to a dramatic rescue operation. One of the ships, the "Volgoneft-239" and "Volgoneft-212", ran on a sandbar, while the other ran aground off the coast. In this incident, which occurred under difficult weather conditions in the Kertsch metarge, a crew member died. There were a total of 29 seafarers on board, 12 of whom could be saved, such as Radio Herford reported.

environmental damage threaten

The Situation was tightened by the exit of heating oil from one of the damaged ships. Reports about the broken ship are circulating on various platforms, which fueled concern about a possible environmental disaster. According to the Russian environmental protection authority, measurements are currently being made to determine the extent of oil pollution. Greenpeace has already issued a warning that warns of the consequences for the sea environment, while the government under Vladimir Putin has commissioned the establishment of a working group to clarify the incidents, such as FAZ.NET found.

The Russian authorities have initiated investigations into possible violations of the shipping safety rules, especially since the two tankers were built and designed before the 1980s to operate in calm waters. Witnesses also reported a storm that may have affected the ship's liability of the ships. In heavy weather conditions, the crews may have made mistakes, which led to these accident.