Ecological disaster in the Black Sea: Dead dolphins and oil spill seals

More than 30 dolphins were found dead after the wreck of two oil tankers in mid-December, as announced today (05.01.2025) a specialized non-governmental organization, based in Sochi, in the south-west. On 15 December, two Russian tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank during a storm in the Strait of Kurts in the Black Sea, between Russia and the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Ships carried 9,200 tons of oil, of which about 40% could have ended up at sea. CORVERSE “We have recorded 61 dead fish, of which 32 after 15 December, whose death is most likely linked to the oil spill,” the Russian NGO “Delpha” said on Telegram, saying “an increased number”. “Almost daily, we receive information about new deaths,” continued the organization specializing in the rescue of dolphins and other cetaceans on the Russian coast of the Black Sea. As the NGO notes, according to which “dead marine mammals are mostly seals”, “critical from the condition of the bodies, it is very likely that most of these fish died in the first ten days after the disaster.” ADVERSE At least 32 dolphins have died in the Black Sea since ‘s decrepit tankers caused an oil spill. Ecological Dolphin Rescue team The Delfa Centre says it’s way above overage and very likely to be to the oil slide. Thankfully not all are affected. — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) “The pollution (water from oil spilled) is significant,” he noted. For about three weeks, authorities and volunteers have organized a huge cleanup operation, but the situation continues to cause concern. Russia declares confidence in Crimea after black sea oil spill… — BABS D (@Barbara14130169) More than 96.00 tonnes of contaminated sand were removed from dozens of kilometres of coastline, but a total of about 200,000 tonnes of ground could have been affected, according to the Russian authorities.