The Black Sea Oil Spill Is Worse Than Originally Thought

Last weekend, a Greek-flagged oil tanker leaked oil into the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Initially, officials reported that the spill was much smaller than it actually is, either erroneously or deceitfully claiming that the spill was quickly contained and that it posed no threat at all to either humans or wildlife.

In reality, the spill has spread to an area approaching 80 square kilometres in size and has stretched into the open sea.  The Minerva Symphony tanker had filled up with oil at the Yuzhno-Ozereyevka sea terminal on the southern…