New fuel oil spills were recorded in Anapa on April 27 in five coastal areas. According to the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory, these are minor contaminations of a small fraction of petroleum product.
Contamination was found in areas between Vityazevo and Blagoveshchenskaya village, as well as near the "Beach Village" hotel, the "Dynamo" recreation center and the "Vityaz" beach.
On April 26, 31 dead birds and one dead dolphin were found on the Bugaz Spit. To clean the coast, new nets with a total area of 875 m were installed, and 38 oiled nets were removed. During the day, volunteers and services cleaned 360 m of beach, collected and removed 356 bags of contaminated sand and soil weighing 12.5 tons.
Work to clean the Anapa coast from fuel oil should be completed by May 13, 2025. Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor reported that local beaches were unsuitable for swimming, but the quality of drinking water and air in these areas meets sanitary standards.
Experts in the tourism industry previously noted that the consequences of the tanker crash in the Kerch Strait, which led to the fuel oil spill, will not have a significant impact on the resort season in the Krasnodar Territory.