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Tanker Volgoneft 212 – an expert explained the reason for the crash of Russian tankers near the Kerch Strait – UNIAN
During the disaster, the wave height reached 3.5 meters, the gusty wind speed was 24 m/s.
Today, December 15, two Russian tankers, Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft-239, crashed near the Kerch Strait. According to the head of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, Andrei Klimenko, both vessels are very old and have a “river” class, which provides for certain restrictions.
He published and commented on the corresponding map, which shows the approximate location of the tanker disaster.
“This is about 8 miles from the seaport of Taman (road transshipment south of the Kerch Strait). The ships are very old – 1955 and 1951,” the expert said.
He points out that during the disaster the wave height in the sea reached 3.5…
