"The crew requested assistance," it said. PHOTO: This file photo shows a cargo ship crossing the Kerch Strait on July 25, ...

In the middle of a powerful storm, a Russian oil tanker broke apart, spilling thousands of tons of petroleum into the sea, ...

In the last few decades thousands of people have attempted to make the crossing from Comoros, off the coast of East Africa, ...

Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been badly damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency.