Oil tanker 'splits in half' after ship runs aground in stormy weather

An oil tanker split in half after the ship ran aground in stormy weather as a desperate rescue mission is launched to save the crew.

Two Russian cargo ships carrying oil products were left severely damaged due to bad weather in the Kerch Strait between mainland and annexed Crimea and have now requested assistance, the country's emergency services ministry said on Sunday.

There were 13 people on board the Volgoneft 212 tanker which was destroyed and ran aground, and 14 people on a second ship, the Volgoneft 239, which was drifting after sustaining damage, the ministry added.

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