One person killed in tanker wreck in Kerch Strait

One person died in the wreck of the tanker "Volgoneft-212" in the Kerch Strait. This was reported by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation on December 15.

According to the agency, 13 sailors were evacuated from the vessel.

"From the tanker "Volgoneft 212" evacuated 13 sailors. Unfortunately, one of them died," - indicated in the Telegram-channel.

Tanker "Volgoneft-212" suffered a disaster in the Kerch Strait earlier in the day due to bad weather. The signal about it in the morning came to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. In the area where the vessel is located, there are strong squally winds and sea excitement up to 7 points. The tanker was damaged, a helicopter Mi-8 of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia with rescuers on board flew out to help.

Footage of the tanker "Volgoneft-212" was published in the Network. In the video taken by an eyewitness, the vessel broke into two parts. The footage, which was taken on the tanker itself, shows the broken off bow of the vessel sticking out of the water. The stern is still afloat, with high waves lapping over its side.

Later, the republican Emergencies Ministry reported that the second tanker Volgoneft-239 was damaged in the Kerch Sea. On its board there are 14 crew members and oil products. The Crimean Emergencies Ministry added that more than 500 people and 11 units of equipment are working on the elimination of the incident with the two vessels.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry specified that the Volgoneft-212 ran aground, while the tanker Volgoneft-239 went adrift after the damage. According to Izvestia's source, the first vessel was damaged 7 km from the shore, with 5 tons of fuel oil on board. The source added that the sailors from the second tanker left it and are waiting for help from rescuers.

The Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office organized a check on the fact of the crash of two tankers in the Kerch Strait.