Fuel extraction from sunken tankers in Kerch Strait completed
Alexander Kurenkov presided over the session of the righting commission on eliminating the consequences of the emergency in the Kerch Strait. The Government Commission continues to coordinate work on eliminating the consequences of a spill of oil products as a result of the sinking of tankers in the Kerch Strait.
Consensus
- The extraction of fuel from the sunken tankers 'Volгонефть-212' and 'Volгонефть-239' has been completed.
- The restoration of beach areas affected by the oil spill has been completed.
- 111 beaches in Anapa have received permits from Rospotrebnadzor to operate.
- Monitoring of the Black Sea and the coasts of Krasnodar Krai and Crimea continues.
- No new oil product spills along the coastline have been detected.
- A special commission including representatives from EMERCOM, Rosprirodnadzor, and Morpassluzhba confirmed the results of the work.
- A total of 758 personnel and 187 units of equipment were involved in the response.
- The sinking of the tankers occurred in December 2024 in the Kerch Strait during a storm.
- The government commission continues to coordinate efforts to eliminate the consequences of the oil spill.
Points of divergence
- 3.7 tons of fuel leaked into the Black Sea after the sinking. — vm
- 2.4 thousand tons of petroleum products were spilled into the Black Sea. — fontanka
- The first three beaches in Anapa were opened for the 2026 resort season. — tvrain
- In 2025, Rospotrebnadzor declared 141 beaches in Anapa and nine in Temryuksky District non-compliant with sanitary standards. — vedomosti
- The Rosmorrechflot, Ministry of Transport, and Rostekhnadzor identified failure to observe seasonal navigation restrictions and lack of qualified crew as main causes of the sinking. — interfax
- Rosprirodnadzor assessed the total damage at nearly 85 billion rubles and filed claims against the owners in the Arbitrazh Court of Krasnodar Krai. — interfax
- In August 2025, the court fully satisfied the claims and ordered ZAO 'Volgatransneft' to pay 35.48 billion rubles in compensation for damage caused by the sinking of 'Volgonefть-239'. — interfax
- Environmentalists reported that Rospotrebnadzor refused to provide data on harmful substances in water and sand in the city. — tvrain
Coverage (9 sources)
- From the sunken tankers 'Volgoneft' in the Kerch Strait, oil slick pumping has been completed — Фонтанка
- From tankers that sank in the Kerch Strait in 2024, all diesel oil has been pumped out — Коммерсантъ
- In the Kerch Strait, pumping of crude oil from sunken 2024 tankers 'Volgoneft' has been completed — Дождь
- Alexander Kurenkov held a session of the rights commission on eliminating the consequences of an emergency in the Kerch Strait — Правительство России
- EMERCOM: Spill of oil from sunken tankers in the Kerch Strait has been cleaned up — Вечерняя Москва
- From the sunken tankers in the Kerch Strait, all diesel oil was pumped out — Ведомости
- Discharge of bunker fuel from sunken in the Black Sea in 2024 parts of tankers completed — Интерфакс
- In the Kerch Strait, pumping of bunker fuel from sunken 2024 Volgoneft tankers has been completed — Дождь (Telegram)
- Discharge of bunker fuel from sunken tankers in the Kerch Strait in 2024 completed — Вести
Key entities
- Kerch Strait
- Russia
- MCHS
- Krasnodar Krai
- Volgoneft-239
- Ministry of Transport
- Black Sea
- Alexander Kurenkov
- Moscow
- Crimea
- Andrey Nikitin
- Rosprirodnadzor
- Republic of Crimea
- Morspasslugzby
- INTERFAX.RU
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