In the Sea of Azov crashed 4 Russian vessel.

As of 13:00 Moscow time by the storm in the Kerch Strait (Sea of Azov) suffered shipwreck 4 Russian vessel, told news agency REGNUM in the Information Office of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

At 4:40 Moscow time the oil tanker Volgoneft 139 ", with a capacity of 5 tonnes, split into two parts.

Of the 4.7 thousand tons of fuel oil into the sea led about 1.2 tons. All 13 crew members were at the stern of the vessel drifting towards Ukrainay. The second part of the ship is at anchor at the port of Kavkaz.

At 10:42 sinking bulk carrier "Volnorsk.

On board were 8 crew members and 2.4 tons of oil. All crew members are rescued and are on the coast.

At 11:50 distress suffered a dry-cargo ship "Nakhichevan, loaded with sulfur.

11 crew members are currently peresazhivayutsya to salvage the vessel.

Also distress signal received from a dry cargo ship "Kovel.

on board dry cargo ship is 2 tons of sulfur. The ship is afloat, but flooded 2 hold. 11 crew members are struggling with problems.

According to the MOE, the weather conditions in the region worsened. In the next 3 days uludsheny weather is not expected. From 8 am at the port of Kavkaz working team of the General Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Krasnodar region. In the southern regional center of the operational headquarters set up in readiness for flight to the suburbs Novorossysk is K-27 helicopter, the Ministry of Defense, but due to weather conditions, flight is impossible.