10 vessels (tankers and cargo carriers) sank or ran aground in the strait and the northern Black Sea region during a severe storm, including the Volganeft-139, which was not designed to withstand severe weather.
Pirms nenotiek jauna līdzīga avārija, Eiropas Parlaments aicina savas kaimiņvalstis, īpaši Krieviju, modernizēt floti un aizliegt izmantot vienkorpusa tankkuģus.