Unverified footage on Telegram seems to indicate one of many vessels damaged in half, with streaks of oil seen on the floor of the water. The incident occurred within the early hours of Sunday within the Kerch Strait waterway separating annexed Crimea and mainland Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a working group to be set as much as “manage rescue operations and cleanup works after the oil spill,” his press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.
Two rescue tugboats and two helicopters have been dispatched. The Russian emergencies ministry stated one crew member died.
Both vessels have a loading capability of about 4,200 metric tons of oil merchandise, in accordance with Reuters.
