At least one person is killed after the two tankers sustained heavy damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation.

Two oil tankers carrying nearly 9,000 metric tons of mazut fuel were damaged by a storm, broke in half, sunk and caused oil spills in Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea and Russia.

A storm in the Black Sea caused two oil tankers to wreck off Crimea, resulting in an oil spill and one confirmed fatality. Rescue efforts, including tugboats and helicopters, have evacuated most crew members,