Russia does not stop oil transportation through the Kerch Strait after the accident of Volgoneft tankers

Russia does not stop oil transportation through the Kerch Strait after the accident of Volgoneft tankers

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After the accident of two tankers and the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, Russia continues to transport oil products. Among the operating vessels, there are tankers of the same age as the accidental Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239.

After the accident of two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait and the fuel oil spill on the coast of Krasnodar Krai, Russia continues to transport oil products via the same route.

This is reported by UNN with reference to Krym.Realii. 

According to Marinetraffic, a ship tracking service, the vessels that continue to sail include tankers of the same age as those that were involved in the accident on December 15.

On that day, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were shipwrecked by a storm in the Kerch Strait, causing fuel oil to leak onto the coast of Krasnodar Krai.

Recall

After the accident of the Russian Volgoneft tankers in the Kerch Strait, a large fuel oil spill occurred that reached the shores of Anapa and is moving towards Crimea, posing a threat to protected areas.