An oil slick caused when two Russian oil tankers were badly damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait two days ago has reached the Russian Black Sea coast, a local leader said on Tuesday. The oil had washed up along the coast for dozens of kilometres,

An estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil had spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather, Russian state media reported Monday.

Two Russian tankers that spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after sustaining serious damage during a heavy storm on Sunday were carrying 9,200 metric tons (62,000 barrels) of oil products at the time,