Black death Three seafarers die in storms in Azov Sea
The stranded Russian cargo vessel Vera Voloshina (above) was one casualty of the vicious storms that ripped Black Sea and Azov Sea region at the weekend, leaving at least three sefarers dead and sinking four vessels. An oil spill from a tanker that sank in in waters between Russia and Ukraine threatens an “environmental catastrophe”, said Vladimir Slivyak, head of the Moscow-based Ecodefense group. Black Sea storm toll set to rise — Page 3