How oil tanker disasters changed summer for a Russian resort city

How oil tanker disasters changed summer for a Russian resort city

For now, the coastline is desertedOriginally published on Global VoicesPhoto by Novaya Vkladka, used with permission. This article first appeared in Novaya Vkladka on July 14, 2025. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices. On the morning of December 15 2024, during a storm in the Kerch Strait, two tankers carrying fuel oil, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, hit a storm. One vessel broke in half, while the other ran aground 80 kilo…