The evacuation of the crews of the tankers "Volgoneft-239" and "Volgoneft-212", which suffered an accident in the Kerch Strait, has been completed. One person died. An oil spill has been recorded, and criminal cases have been initiated.
The tanker crash occurred due to difficult weather conditions and strong waves. Both tankers carried about 4,300 tons of fuel oil.
The tanker "Volgoneft-239" ran aground 18 meters from the shore in the Taman port area. All 14 crew members were evacuated to the shore.
The tanker "Volgoneft-212" received significant hull damage, 13 sailors were evacuated from it, one of whom died.
Rosmorrechflot reported an oil spill, the extent of the pollution is being clarified. The Investigative Committee has initiated criminal cases on the fact of violation of the rules of safe operation of maritime transport, later one of them was reclassified to a more serious article.
The tanker "Volgoneft-239" was built in 1973 at the Volgograd Shipyard in the USSR. Its home port is Astrakhan. The vessel belongs to the class О-ПР2,0.
The tanker "Volgoneft-212" was built on December 15, 1969 at the Volgograd Shipyard in the USSR. Its home port is St. Petersburg. The vessel belongs to the class М-ПР2,5.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the tanker "Volgoneft-212" was in distress in the Kerch Strait, and a Mi-8 helicopter flew to help.
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