"There's a bow and there are two ships , torn in half,"

— more footage from the site of the wreck of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry officially confirmed that the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 are sinking. An MI-8 helicopter has been dispatched to the scene. There are 13 people and fuel oil on board the Volgoneft-212, and 14 people and oil products on board the Volgoneft-239.

"More than 50 specialists and 11 pieces of equipment are already involved in eliminating the consequences. Further information is being clarified," the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I see that the front fell off. Because a wave hit it. At sea.

Next thing you'll be telling me is they were made of cardboard derivatives.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Å wave hitting it? At sea? Chance of a million!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They were rusty ass 50 year old ships that had the middles cut out of them and the ends welded together so they would be shorter, but keep getting used. They busted apart at the welds, and I don't even think they were supposed to still be being used as ocean tankers anymore. They were supposed to be on rivers after the hack job.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

It's ok they were outside the environment.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Guess the rust holding one together finally gave way.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mash reported that both tankers were built around 50 years ago and were hastily converted in the 1990s from full-fledged tankers to "river-sea" class vessels.

The rushed modifications included cutting the ships in half, discarding the center, and welding the bow and stern together, leaving a large seam that failed under the impact of powerful waves. This seam ultimately split apart, contributing to the vessels’ sinking.

if only they had flextape.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If they only did this wouldn't happen.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well the front fell off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I’d like to point out that that’s not typical.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But two ?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

The excerpt adarza commented likely explains it somewhat. Ships made shorter by cutting a section of the middle out & rejoining the ends. They probably both had the same modification around the same time, so reached a point of similar wear and (literal) tear at the same time. I'll bet they forgot about their history and neglected to perform the more thorough integrity checks they required because of it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

More quality Russian workmanship.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, they're not the only ones... *cough*Boeing*cough*

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15HTd4Um1m4

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep. Remind me, who was responsible for the Liberty Ships?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow, good job you dumb fucks. As if there hasn't been enough environmental damage over the last years...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And over the next 4 years

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very optimistic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well I thought id leave "and the long term effects of those 4 years over the next 80" for someone else.

Spread the depressing reality around a bit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

After the US election I'm already in full on doomer mode. We were going towards 3 degrees Celsius before that already. All the copium articles were already "if we act NOW then..." kind of garbage, as if people suddenly became okay with actually needed climate policies. And now the world is supposed to compensate for all of the US emissions that will come out of Trumps fascist agendas? Not gonna happen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I unfortunately don't have the luxury of giving up- us parents in the know are aware we had it much easier than our kids will, and we didn't have it easy either.

I cant stop it, can't ignore it, but I can do what I can.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

…please watch this twice as there are two ships. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I guess I'm this case It's very very unusual.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They need to immediately tow this out of the environment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Into another environment?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No, completely beyond the environment. There’s nothing out there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Well what's out there? There must be something out there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

The BBC has a footage (26 sec)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh no...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah oh no. It's an environmental disaster.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Russia is an environmental disaster. There is no carbon neutral way to stop them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

So are humans