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The Volgoneft-class oil tankers are a broad class of Oil tankers commonly operated by Russia across bodies of water such as the Kerch Strait, Black Sea, North Pacific Ocean.

On December 16th and 17th, 2024 3 tankers, Volgoneft-212,Volgoneft-319 and Volgoneft-109 were caught in a heavy storm in the Kerch Strait, 212 was torn in two behind the keel and spilled an approximate 4,900 tonnes of fuel oil, 212 sunk, resulting in the death of one crew member. 319 drifted for several hours before running aground near the Port of Taman. With all crew members being rescued. the third, Volgoneft-109 reported a fuel leak in the early morning of December 17th, 2024. and currently has an SOS signal sent out via radio.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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References

^ "Russian tankers damaged in Kerch Strait were carrying 62,000 barrels of oil products, TASS says". Voice of America. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
^ "Third Russian Oil Tanker Issues Distress Signal in Black Sea Amid Fuel Leak". UNITED24 Media. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
^ Banerji, Nandita (2024-12-16). "Over 9,000 tonnes of fuel may have spilled into the Black Sea as 2 Russian tankers sink". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

[1] "Russian tankers damaged in Kerch Strait were carrying 62,000 barrels of oil products, TASS says". Voice of America. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

[2] "Third Russian Oil Tanker Issues Distress Signal in Black Sea Amid Fuel Leak". UNITED24 Media. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

[3] Banerji, Nandita (2024-12-16). "Over 9,000 tonnes of fuel may have spilled into the Black Sea as 2 Russian tankers sink". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

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