Overview
- The crane flipped during testing at the Sevastopol Marine Plant, according to officials.
- The regional Investigative Committee reported two fatalities—an electromechanic and a sailor—and more than 20 injuries.
- The Black Sea–Azov directorate of Rosprirodnadzor documented rainbow sheens and patches of petroleum products on the water’s surface.
- Visible contamination covered 409,032 square meters of the bay, with water samples taken alongside specialists from the federal unit CherAztekhmordirektsiya to determine concentrations.
- Clean-up operations are ongoing in South Bay, and laboratory results and a final damage assessment have not yet been released.