Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

A Russian tanker split apart in the Black Sea, spilling heavy fuel oil into the Kerch Strait, Russian maritime officials said. A second tanker nearby was also damaged in the stormy weather. The Volgoneft-212 was carrying thousands of barrels of oil when it ran aground late Sunday and damaged its hull,

Two oil tankers off the coast of Crimea have sunk, leading to thousands of tons of oil being spilled and an intense search and rescue operation.