A video shot from inside one of the vessels appears to show part of a tanker ripped from the body of the craft, and sinking down into the water.
Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been badly damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency. At least one person has been killed, and an emergency rescue operation is underway to evacuate both crews. Ifax says it has resulted in an oil spill, citing Russia's Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport . Pictures and videos shared on X appear to show at least one ship in lots of trouble.
'There was a spill of petroleum products,' Russia's water transport agency, Rosmorrechflot confirmed. A second Russian-flagged ship, the 132-metre Volgoneft 239, is also in distress in the same area after sustaining damage, according to Russian officials. They say it has a crew of 14 people and was built in 1973. It also has a loading capacity of around 4,200 tonnes of oil products.
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