Russian scientists criticise oil spill cleanup; Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency'

Moscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2024

Russian scientists criticised Wednesday the effort to clean up oil that has washed ashore from two oil tankers, saying it lacks sufficient equipment. On December 15, two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239 were hit by a storm in the Kerch Strait, with one sinking and the other running aground. The strait separates southern Russia from the Ukrainian peninsula of