The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half yesterday after being hit by a large wave. Video showed its bow end sticking vertically out of the water. The boat got into difficulties off the east coast of occupied Crimea, 5 miles from the Kerch strait, Russian media reported.
The tanker was carrying 4,300 tonnes of low-grade heavy fuel oil, known as mazut. Russia's emergency service launched a rescue operation involving tugboats and a Mil Mi-8 helicopter. Thirteen crew members were onboard.
Shortly afterwards, another cargo transporter, the Volgoneft-239, got into difficulties in the same area. It was carrying 4 tonnes of fuel oil. The vessel also reportedly sank. "Another ship is going down. Holy shit!" a sailor said, filming from a nearby boat.
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