Oil spills into Kerch Strait after Russian tanker breaks apart in storm

A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said. The 136-metre Volgoneft 212 tanker, with 15 people on board, was split in half with its bow sinking, footage published by state media showed, with waves washing over its deck. "There was a spill of petroleum products," said Russia's water transport agency, Rosmorrechflot.