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Bird deaths from Black Sea oil spill increasing
17:10 21/11/2007The number of birds killed by the oil spill in the Kerch Strait will keep growing, a member of the WWF volunteer group said Wednesday.

Fishing, hunting losses from Black Sea oil spill over $160 mln
18:57 19/11/2007Fishing and hunting losses from a fuel oil spill in a strait between the Black and Azov seas are estimated at over $160 million, the Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Monday.

Russia temporarily bans river-class ships from sailing into seas
17:23 18/11/2007Russia has temporarily banned river-class vessels from sailing into seas, the Transport Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said Project 576 and Project 2188 river-class vessels are prohibited to sail into seas until the incidents with the Russian ships in the Kerch Strait between the Black and Azov Seas are investigated.

Oil slick endangers birds in Black Sea - 2
20:22 16/11/2007Birds are continuing to die in southern Russia following an oil spill in the strait that links the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov, a bird protection organization said on Friday.

Oil slick endangers birds in Kerch Strait
17:31 16/11/2007Birds are continuing to die in southern Russia following an oil spill in the strait that links the Azov and the Black seas, a bird protection organization said Friday.

Weather service warns oil slick may reach Azov Sea in 24 hours - 2
19:15 15/11/2007Fuel oil that flowed from a split tanker into a strait between the Black and Azov seas four days ago may reach the Azov within the next 24 hours, weather experts said on Thursday.

Weather service warns oil slick may reach Azov Sea in 24 hours
17:22 15/11/2007Fuel oil that flowed from a split tanker into a strait between the Black and Azov seas four days ago may reach the Azov within the next 24 hours, weather experts said on Thursday.

Fuel pollution in Kerch Strait 50 times above acceptable level
16:33 14/11/2007The concentration of oil products in a strait linking the Black Sea and Sea of Azov is 50 times above maximum acceptable levels after a tanker split open during Sunday's storm, Russian experts said on Wednesday.

Russia launches clean-up operation in Kerch Strait
12:52 14/11/2007Russia has started delivering special agents to help clean up the environmental aftermath of Sunday's tragedy between the Black and Azov Seas, an emergency ministry official said on Wednesday.

Russian PM urges quick clean up operation of Kerch Strait
20:36 13/11/2007Russia's prime minister has instructed ministries and departments to take measures to eliminate the environmental consequences of Sunday's tragedy between the Black Sea and Azov Sea in 40-45 days.

Black, Azov Sea oil spill contamination to last six months
17:18 13/11/2007Experts said it will take six months for oil products spilled into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov at the weekend to dissolve or be washed ashore.

2,000 tons of fuel oil spilled, six sailors dead in Kerch Strait
16:55 13/11/2007Six sailors are confirmed dead after their ships sank between the Black and Azov seas two days ago, and 2,000 tons of fuel oil, more than previously thought, has spilled into the sea, officials said.

What's to become of the Sea of Azov?
21:23 12/11/2007Russia launches operation to contain oil spill in Black Sea - 2
17:41 12/11/2007Russia's emergencies ministry announced on Monday the launch of a major operation in a Black Sea strait to contain an oil spill after an oil tanker sank in a storm.

Greenpeace alarmed by oil spill, Russia MP highlights other risks
15:14 12/11/2007Greenpeace warned that Sunday's fuel oil spill between the Black and Azov Seas could destroy rare fauna, but a Russian lawmaker said the damage was no worse than everyday industrial pollution.

Russia launches operation to contain oil spill in Black Sea
13:29 12/11/2007Russia's emergencies ministry announced on Monday the launch of a major operation in the Black Sea to contain a fuel oil spill after a Sunday storm sank several cargo ships and a tanker.

Three bodies found, 5 still missing after storm in south Russia
10:01 12/11/2007Emergency services have found three bodies and continue the search for five sailors missing from one of four ships which sank during a powerful storm between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea at the weekend.

At least six Russian vessels hit by storm in Kerch Strait
18:24 11/11/2007Several crew are missing after at least six Russian vessels have been hit by a storm in the Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov in southern Russia, the emergencies ministry said on Sunday.

Russia's emergency ministry issues new storm warning in Azov Sea -1
17:39 11/11/2007Two crew killed as Russian cargo ship sinks off Sevastopol
15:43 11/11/2007Two crewmembers have died and one is missing after a Russian cargo ship sank off the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Ukraine, a regional administration official said on Sunday.

Second cargo ship with sulfur sinks in southern Russia
15:21 11/11/2007A second cargo ship loaded with sulfur sank during a storm on Sunday at the Kavkaz port in the Sea of Azov in Russia's south, with the crew unhurt in the incident.

Another tanker hit by storm in Azov Sea in southern Russia
13:39 11/11/2007A second tanker has been hit by storm in the Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov in Russia's south, the Novorossiisk transport prosecutor said on Sunday. "The tanker Volganeft-123 is currently in distress. Its crew has discovered a crack in the tanker's hull but there is no oil leak," Maxim Stepanenko said in a live interview with the Vesti TV channel.

Cargo ship full of sulfur sinks in southern Russia
12:05 11/11/2007A cargo ship carrying 2,000 metric tons of sulfur sank during a storm at the port of Kavkaz in southern Russia, the Novorossiisk port administration said on Sunday. "According to reports from the Kavkaz port, a dry cargo ship sank in the Sea of Azov. The crewmembers boarded a rescue raft. Their life is not in danger," said Vladimir Yerygin, the head of the Novorossiisk port administration.

Tanker wreck causes fuel oil spill in southern Russia
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