Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up thousands of tons of fuel oil.

A high pressure ridge pushes over waters south of the Bight from the west. A high pressure system will develop south of the Bight during Wednesday and Thursday and persist until the weekend when the ...