Massive Kerch Strait Oil Spill Prompts Emergency Response, Ukraine Accuses Russia of Negligence
A month after a storm damaged two tankers in the Kerch Strait, causing a major oil spill, Russia formed an emergency task force to clean up over 155,000 tons of contaminated materials; the spill has reached the Berdyansk Spit, causing further environmental damage and prompting accusations of Russian...
Massive Kerch Strait Oil Spill Prompts Emergency Response, Ukraine Accuses Russia of Negligence
A month after a storm damaged two tankers in the Kerch Strait, causing a major oil spill, Russia formed an emergency task force to clean up over 155,000 tons of contaminated materials; the spill has reached the Berdyansk Spit, causing further environmental damage and prompting accusations of Russian...
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40% Bias Score
Oil Tanker Adrift Near Rügen Island, Raising Oil Spill Fears
A 100,000-ton oil tanker, the Eventin, suffered a power failure and is adrift near Germany's Rügen island, raising concerns of an oil spill and highlighting Russia's alleged use of a 'shadow fleet' to circumvent sanctions.
Oil Tanker Adrift Near Rügen Island, Raising Oil Spill Fears
A 100,000-ton oil tanker, the Eventin, suffered a power failure and is adrift near Germany's Rügen island, raising concerns of an oil spill and highlighting Russia's alleged use of a 'shadow fleet' to circumvent sanctions.
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48% Bias Score
Oil Tanker MS Sounion Successfully Salvagged After Houthi Attack
After a Houthi attack on August 21st, the oil tanker MS Sounion, carrying one million barrels of crude oil, was successfully salvaged in the Red Sea, preventing a potential environmental disaster four times worse than the Exxon Valdez spill; the ship was towed to Suez for cargo unloading after three...
Oil Tanker MS Sounion Successfully Salvagged After Houthi Attack
After a Houthi attack on August 21st, the oil tanker MS Sounion, carrying one million barrels of crude oil, was successfully salvaged in the Red Sea, preventing a potential environmental disaster four times worse than the Exxon Valdez spill; the ship was towed to Suez for cargo unloading after three...
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36% Bias Score
Oil Tanker Adrift Near Germany: Risk of Major Spill
A 100,000-ton oil tanker, the Eventin, is adrift near Germany's Rügen island due to a power failure, posing a major oil spill threat; the ship is part of Russia's alleged 'shadow fleet', raising concerns about sanctions evasion and environmental risks.
Oil Tanker Adrift Near Germany: Risk of Major Spill
A 100,000-ton oil tanker, the Eventin, is adrift near Germany's Rügen island due to a power failure, posing a major oil spill threat; the ship is part of Russia's alleged 'shadow fleet', raising concerns about sanctions evasion and environmental risks.
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56% Bias Score
Germany Intercepts Russian Oil Tanker, Averts Potential Spill
On Saturday, German authorities towed the Eventin, a 274-meter-long oil tanker carrying nearly 100,000 tonnes of oil and suspected to be part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet," away from its coast after its engine failed near the island of Ruegen, preventing a potential oil spill.
Germany Intercepts Russian Oil Tanker, Averts Potential Spill
On Saturday, German authorities towed the Eventin, a 274-meter-long oil tanker carrying nearly 100,000 tonnes of oil and suspected to be part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet," away from its coast after its engine failed near the island of Ruegen, preventing a potential oil spill.
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48% Bias Score
Crimean Oil Spill Declares Emergency
Two tankers sank in the Kerch Strait on December 15, spilling over 8000 tons of fuel oil, causing widespread environmental damage along the Crimean coast and resulting in states of emergency being declared in Sevastopol and the Black Sea region of annexed Crimea due to oil slicks and the deaths of d...
Crimean Oil Spill Declares Emergency
Two tankers sank in the Kerch Strait on December 15, spilling over 8000 tons of fuel oil, causing widespread environmental damage along the Crimean coast and resulting in states of emergency being declared in Sevastopol and the Black Sea region of annexed Crimea due to oil slicks and the deaths of d...
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Black Sea Faces Widespread Oil Pollution After Tanker Incident
Oil spills continue to plague the Black Sea region following damage to two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait; a 14.5km polluted area was found near Berdyansk, Ukraine, and a 5 square meter spill on Perekop Spit, while Crimea declared a state of emergency due to earlier spills and another 2,800 squ...
Black Sea Faces Widespread Oil Pollution After Tanker Incident
Oil spills continue to plague the Black Sea region following damage to two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait; a 14.5km polluted area was found near Berdyansk, Ukraine, and a 5 square meter spill on Perekop Spit, while Crimea declared a state of emergency due to earlier spills and another 2,800 squ...
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48% Bias Score
Disabled Oil Tanker Near Rügen Prompts Rescue Operation
A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker, Eventin, carrying 99,000 tons of oil, suffered a power outage and engine failure off the German coast near Rügen island, prompting a rescue operation involving tugboats and a police helicopter to avert a potential oil spill. The incident highlights broader concerns a...
Disabled Oil Tanker Near Rügen Prompts Rescue Operation
A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker, Eventin, carrying 99,000 tons of oil, suffered a power outage and engine failure off the German coast near Rügen island, prompting a rescue operation involving tugboats and a police helicopter to avert a potential oil spill. The incident highlights broader concerns a...
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60% Bias Score
Russian Tanker Grounds in Baltic Sea, Raising Environmental and Geopolitical Concerns
The Eventin, a tanker carrying nearly 100,000 tons of Russian oil, ran aground near Germany's Ruegen island, raising environmental concerns and highlighting Russia's use of a shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions.
Russian Tanker Grounds in Baltic Sea, Raising Environmental and Geopolitical Concerns
The Eventin, a tanker carrying nearly 100,000 tons of Russian oil, ran aground near Germany's Ruegen island, raising environmental concerns and highlighting Russia's use of a shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions.
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64% Bias Score
Salvaged Oil Tanker Averts Major Environmental Disaster in Red Sea
The oil tanker MV Sounion, carrying one million barrels of crude oil and attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on August 21st, 2024, has been successfully salvaged after a three-week operation involving extinguishing fires, repairing the hull, and removing the oil, preventing a major environmenta...
Salvaged Oil Tanker Averts Major Environmental Disaster in Red Sea
The oil tanker MV Sounion, carrying one million barrels of crude oil and attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on August 21st, 2024, has been successfully salvaged after a three-week operation involving extinguishing fires, repairing the hull, and removing the oil, preventing a major environmenta...
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40% Bias Score
Oil Spill Emergency Declared in Crimea After Tanker Accident
A regional emergency was declared in Crimea's Black Sea district on January 11 due to oil slicks from a December 15th Kerch Strait accident involving two Russian tankers carrying over 8,000 tons of fuel oil, causing widespread environmental damage and the deaths of hundreds of marine animals.
Oil Spill Emergency Declared in Crimea After Tanker Accident
A regional emergency was declared in Crimea's Black Sea district on January 11 due to oil slicks from a December 15th Kerch Strait accident involving two Russian tankers carrying over 8,000 tons of fuel oil, causing widespread environmental damage and the deaths of hundreds of marine animals.
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40% Bias Score
German Rescue Operation Prevents Baltic Sea Oil Spill from Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker
A Panamanian-flagged tanker, Eventin, suffered a power outage in the Baltic Sea north of Germany on January 11th, prompting a major rescue operation to prevent an oil spill; the incident highlights Russia's use of a "shadow fleet" to evade sanctions.
German Rescue Operation Prevents Baltic Sea Oil Spill from Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker
A Panamanian-flagged tanker, Eventin, suffered a power outage in the Baltic Sea north of Germany on January 11th, prompting a major rescue operation to prevent an oil spill; the incident highlights Russia's use of a "shadow fleet" to evade sanctions.
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48% Bias Score