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Clean Up Efforts Underway After Russian Tanker Spill
Clean up efforts for an oil spill are said to be underway after a Russian-flagged 1,139 DWT tanker, the Nadezhda, ran aground in the Tatar Strait Saturday off of Nevelsk, Sakhalin Island in Russia while carrying 786 tonnes of fuel oil and diesel fuel, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
The spill is said to have occurred as a result of damage that the tanker sustained to its hull and one of its cargo tanks when it ran aground in high winds.
Clean up efforts, which began Sunday, are reported to have included several rescue teams, as well as two spill response vessels.
While the exact amount of oil products that was spilled was not provided, the remaining oil on board is said to have been moved to other intact tanks to prevent further leakage.
The Ministry said that authorities will make the required inspections of the grounded vessel before it is sent for repairs.
Eight crew members are said to have been aboard the Nadezhda at the time of the grounding, and no injuries were reported.
In October, a 14km long oil slick was reported to have been caused by a collision between two tankers, Japanese-flagged Wako Maru No 2 and Panamanian-flagged Sulphur Garland, 10 nautical miles off Shimonoseki, Japan.
