Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill

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Russia declared a federal emergency on Thursday over an oil spill caused by two Russian tankers in the Black Sea, the Emergencies Ministry said.

The tankers were hit by a storm on Dec. 15. One split in half and the other ran aground.

The resulting spill has coated sandy beaches at and around Anapa, a popular resort, and caused serious problems for wildlife including seabirds, dolphins and porpoises.

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Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill

Russia declared a federal emergency on Thursday over an oil spill caused by two Russian tankers in the Black S

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[Margery]

Russia can barely afford to keep the lights on in Moscow, how they'll clean this up is beyond comprehension. I suspect it will be like the disasters during the bad years after the USSR broke up when ecological disasters simply got left.