Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran aground in December, sparking a devastating oil spill that has damaged miles

Rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tonnes of oil left on board a tanker that ran aground last year in southern Russia, officials said. The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles of coastline along the Black Sea.

A national parks employee in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region discovered oil washed up on the coastline, saying that it was likely linked to last month’s oil spill in the Black Sea. Ivan Rusev, the employee who reported the find,

A large-scale fuel oil pollution, likely caused by the sinking of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, has been discovered on the coast of Odesa Oblast. Source: Ivan Rusiev, a scientist and the head of the research department of the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park,

A fuel oil spill from Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait has washed ashore near Odesa, according to ecologist Ivan Rusev. Read also: U.S. sanctions trigger record drop in Russian oil exports Following recent storms,