Russia has opened two criminal investigations into potential safety violations after at least one person died and another tanker was significantly damaged in the weather.
Russia opened criminal investigations after an oil tanker split in half and sank during a storm in the Black Sea .A Russia n oil tanker split in half and sank in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula during an intense storm.A Russia n tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split in half and one person died during a heavy storm in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea .
The boat was built in 1969 and was significantly damaged before running aground, according to Russian officials.A second Russian-flagged ship, the 132-metre Volgoneft 239, was left drifting after sustaining damage in the weather, Russia's emergency ministry said. That tanker has a crew of 14 people and was built in 1973.
Official statements did not provide details on the extent of the spill into the Kerch Straight, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov alongside the Crimean Peninsula, or why one of the tankers sustained such serious damage. Russia's emergency situations ministry later said 13 sailors had been evacuated from the first ship, but "unfortunately one of them had died".Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to set up a working group to deal with the rescue operation and mitigate the impact of the fuel spill, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said according to news agencies.
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