Volunteers in Kuban have recorded new fuel oil emissions.

New fuel oil spills have been detected along the surf line in the village of Volna, Temryuk District, volunteers reported.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," monitoring from November 14 to 20 did not reveal any new fuel oil spills in Anapa and the Temryuk District, the Krasnodar Krai task force stated. Authorities are not taking measures to clean up the shoreline in the Temryuk District of the remnants of previous spills, volunteers noted.

New fuel oil spills were discovered this morning by volunteers from the "Dolphins" headquarters in the village of Volna. "A fuel oil spill was recorded today: pollution ranges from 10 to 20% per square meter. Fuel oil is spreading along the surf line (approximately 30 cm wide) from the port toward the cape," the headquarters' Telegram channel reported.

Emergency services have already been notified, volunteers reported. "We have begun cleanup operations," they noted, adding that they do not have the equipment for further monitoring.

Only two volunteer headquarters remain along the entire coast of the Temryuk district, attempting to clean up the massive fuel oil deposits. However, without government support and an influx of new volunteers, the task is becoming impossible, the Dolphins headquarters reported.

In August, satellite images showed that fuel oil pollution from sunken tankers in the Black Sea continues. Most of the fuel oil has settled to the seabed, including in the area of Taman, Anapa, and the Bugay Spit, 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".