Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local ...

From a series of fresh directives issued by US President Donald Trump after taking office to Russia’s efforts to contain the ...

As seen in this week’s Russell Township blotter, police assisted firefighters on a call 8:14 a.m. Jan. 7 at Rescue Village ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday after an oil spill in the ...

For many years, Baltic Sea countries have been using a rather surprising product to help prepare strategies to tackle an oil ...

Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, ...

An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators to ...

A clean-up is continuing in Tasmania's north-west after thousands of litres of oil spilled into Lake Rosebery after heavy rainfall on January 12, with swimming and other activities prohibited.