11 victims of the Volgoneft-212 tanker wreck were taken to hospital

As a result of the wreck of the tanker "Volgoneft-212" in the Kerch Strait 11 people were injured, two of them in serious condition. This was reported on December 15 by the Assistant Minister of Health of Russia Alexei Kuznetsov.

"Eleven victims of the tanker wreck in the Black Sea are hospitalized in the city hospital of Anapa. Two of them are in a serious condition, nine are in a condition of average severity," Kuznetsov told reporters.

As the governor of Krasnodar region Veniamin Kondratiev reported in his Telegram-channel, all 11 victims have hypothermia. He specified that if necessary, the patients will be transferred to the regional hospital in Krasnodar.

Breaking storm: two tankers in distress off the coast of Kerch

The powerful elements snapped both vessels in half

It became known earlier in the day that the tanker "Volgoneft-212" is in distress because of bad weather in the Kerch Strait. In that area there were strong squally winds and sea waves up to 7 points. Some time later it became known about the damage of the second tanker. In the main Directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol reported that in the elimination of the incident involved more than 50 people and 11 units of equipment.

Later it became known that the vessel "Volgoneft-212" ran aground, a few hours later the same happened with "Volgoneft-239" near the port of Taman, Krasnodar region. During the rescue operation 13 people were evacuated from the first vessel, one of them died. The crew of the second tanker, consisting of 14 people, is on the vessel, its evacuation is being prepared. Two criminal cases were opened over the incident, one of which was reclassified to a more serious offense.