Russia's state media say an estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil has spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ...

Greenpeace has previously warned that Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’ poses a significant risk of causing a major oil spill ...

Hungary and Slovakia – both with populist, pro-Russian leaders -- on December 16 blocked a proposed package of European Union ...

According to the Emergencies Ministry department in Crimea, the tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 collided during a storm on December 15 ...

Russian state media TASS reported that the Volgoneft 212 tanker had its bow torn off in the storm. One of the vessel’s crew members died in the incident, it said. Volgoneft 239 was also damaged and ...

The United States on Monday issued fresh North Korea-related sanctions involving financial institutions, the Treasury ...

Ukraine said on Monday Russia was to blame for a major oil spill in the Kerch Strait that leads into the Black Sea, accusing Moscow of breaking navigation safety rules by using old tankers and keeping ...

The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off ...

Together, the two ships were carrying almost 9,000 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil. Social media footage from the ...

Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the ...

A Russian tanker has sunk in the Kerch Strait during a violent Black Sea storm, killing one seafarer and causing an oil spill ...

Russia militarised the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, causing ecological disaster. According to Greenpeace, on Sunday, two ...