The terrible consequences of the storm in the Kerch Strait (2 photos)

Duck sitting in black oil on the beach at seven kilometers from the Russian port of November 12, 2007. The Russian authorities launched a major rescue operation in the Kerch Strait in hopes of rescuing missing sailors and prevent environmental damage after the storm flooded at least four ships and split into two small oil tanker.



The ship ran aground near the village Kabardinka, 30 kilometers south-east of the Russian port of Novorossiysk.