New fuel oil emissions recorded in Kuban

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 24, volunteers discovered fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district. Environmental activists began cleaning up the fuel oil emissions, and authorities brought in local administration staff. On October 27, minor fuel oil emissions were found near Taman, and on October 28, in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya and on the Bugaz Spit. In Anapa, on October 29, point emissions of fuel oil were detected only on the "Vysoky Bereg" beach, the task force reported. In the Kerch Strait, approximately six kilometers of coastline are contaminated with fresh emissions, volunteers reported the same day.

Point-of-effect oil spills are being cleaned up in the Temryuk District, the task force reported today.

"Small fragments of fuel oil mixed with seaweed were found on the coastline in the village of Volna. Kuban-SPAS specialists and volunteers from the Dolphin headquarters quickly began collecting oil products. On the Bugayskaya Spit, from the village of Veselovka towards the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, personnel from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are cleaning the coastline," the report stated.

Another report stated that the protective embankments withstood a strong storm. "The protective embankment and net are fully intact, the ditch is partially washed out. We will reinforce the ditch walls after the water recedes," reported Nikolai Zalivin, head of Anapa Resorts LLC. According to him, more than 60 cubic meters of storm discharge entered the ditch, which was collected over two days. About 20 pieces of equipment, including screening machines, multilifts, and dump trucks, are deployed on the coast. About 30 Anapa Resorts workers are involved in the work. Kuban-SPAS employees are on duty at the site. As a reminder, in August, satellite images showed that fuel oil pollution from sunken tankers in the Black Sea continued. Most of the fuel oil settled to the seabed, including in the areas of Taman, Anapa, and the Bugay Spit, the scientists concluded.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the Caucasian Knot on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".