“The Investigative Committee of Russia reported that they initiated two criminal cases for violating the rules of traffic safety and operation of a marine vehicle”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“All 13 sailors were evacuated from the ship that ran aground by the forces involved in the rescue operation in the Kerch Strait. Unfortunately, one of them died,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.
The Investigative Committee of Russia reported that they had opened two criminal cases on the fact of violating the rules of traffic safety and operation of a marine vehicle. After the death of one crew member, one of the criminal cases was reclassified to a more serious one.
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, gave an order to organize rescue operations in the Kerch Strait and to create a working group headed by Deputy Prime Minister Gennady Savelyev, which will deal with the elimination of the consequences of the accident, Kremlin leader Dmytro Peskov’s press secretary said.
Rosmorrichflot declares that an oil spill occurred in the Kerch Strait.
“As a result of the accident, petroleum products were spilled. Currently, measures are being taken to eliminate the oil spill by the forces of the Maritime Rescue Service and the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, the management is carried out by the operational headquarters established in the city of Rostov-on-Don on the basis of the Sea of Azov AMP,” the message reads.
Earlier it became known that two tankers — “Volgonaft 212” and “Volgonaft 239” — had an accident in the Kerch Strait. They had 13 and 14 crew members on board, respectively.
During the accident, one of the tankers ran aground, the other is adrift, the Russian agency “Interfax” reports. There could be about 8,000 people on board both tankers. tons of oil products. The interlocutor of the agency says that “there is a threat of spillage of the contents into the Kerch Strait.”