Chinese vessel carrying diesel fuel and oil has crashed near Sakhalin (video).

The fuel and oil vessel 'Ang Yang-2' has crashed near Sakhalin and ran aground near the port of Nevelsk. This was reported by the governor of the Sakhalin region, Valery Limarenko, on social media.

According to local media, the vessel was carrying 56 tons of fuel, 706 tons of oil, and 1000 tons of coal and sustained a hole in the Nevelsk district. There are 20 crew members on board.

It is noted that it is currently unclear how serious the hole is, as the Chinese crew cannot clearly explain the scale of the problem due to translation issues.

Limarenko stated that rescuers cannot approach the vessel due to a strong storm. Therefore, a decision on unloading or removing it from the shallows will be made when the weather improves.

The Chinese vessel 'Ang Yang-2' ran aground near Sakhalin, sustaining a hole. On board are 56 tons of diesel fuel and 706 tons of oil. pic.twitter.com/FiyGSDRsX4

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Preliminarily, the crew is not in danger, there is a reserve of water and food, and no medical assistance is needed.

In Russia, as always, they assure that there is currently no fuel spill.

On December 15, in the Kerch Strait area during stormy conditions, a significant amount of oil was spilled into the sea as a result of the accident of Russian tankers, which continues to spread across the waters of the Black Sea.

It is known that oil products have polluted over 50 km of coastline, including the southern coast of Crimea, the waters of the Kerch Strait, the Black Sea, and the coastline of Russia near Anapa.