The release of oil products from sunken Russian tankers threatens to turn into a big man-made disaster. This was announced by the international environmental organization Greenpeace. Experts note that each of the two Volgoneft tankers that crashed in the Kerch Strait could have transported up to 5,000 tons of fuel.
"Any spill of oil or oil products in these waters could have serious consequences. They depend on the prevailing winds and currents (which are currently moving to the northeast) and in the current weather conditions a spill would be very difficult." restrain," said Paul Johnson, head of Greenpeace Research Laboratories.
