Rescue teams remove 1,500 tons of oil from grounded Russian tanker

Rescue teams have successfully removed nearly 1,500 tons of oil from the grounded Russian tanker Volgoneft-239, which ran aground last December, causing a significant oil spill in the Black Sea. The operation, conducted by Russia's Marine Rescue Service, took six days. The spill has affected beaches in Russia's Krasnodar region and occupied Ukrainian territories. Over 173,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil have been collected in the cleanup effort, which has seen participation from thousands of volunteers. The fate of the second tanker, Volgoneft-212, remains uncertain after it sank.