Volunteers urged to promptly remove bags of petroleum products from the beaches of Kuban.

Local spills of fuel oil have appeared on the beach in Vityazevo, and small droplets have also been recorded in the village of Volna, volunteers indicated. Collecting the pollution is only half the job, and the cleanliness of the coast should not rely solely on volunteers, they emphasized.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 16, the administration of Novorossiysk reported on the elimination of petroleum product spills on the beaches of Abrau-Dyurso and Myskhako. Meanwhile, on October 18, rescuers, officials, and local residents continued to clean the coast in the area of Abrau-Dyurso. After the storm, buried bags of fuel oil were uncovered on the beach in Myskhako, reported an eco-activist. Ecologist Yevgeny Vitishko pointed out that the same fate could befall the waste collected on the coast of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, and the Tuapse district, and called on supervisory authorities to ensure the completion of the shoreline cleanup.

Volunteers reported on the results of monitoring the shore after the fire on the Aframax Rio tanker.

According to them, the situation is most dire in Myskhako. "The long wave is stormy. Some of the pollution is likely buried under stones. Unremoved bags of fuel oil gravel have also been covered and scattered in places," writes the "Dolphins" headquarters in their Telegram channel.

According to their data, emissions also remain in Abrau-Dyurso and await removal.

Local spills of fuel oil have appeared in Vityazevo — approximately from 3 to 35 centimeters. "An operational cleanup team is needed," volunteers indicated.

In the village of Volna, "there are small droplets of fuel oil, which volunteers are promptly collecting," representatives of the headquarters indicated.

They emphasized the importance of timely removal of collected petroleum products.

"There is a common problem almost for the entire coast — waste disposal. Collecting the pollution is only half the job. Then you also need to wait for transport and remove everything from the shore. Currently, a significant part of this work is being done by public initiatives and volunteers. The coast should not rely solely on volunteers. We would like this problem to receive systematic attention," volunteers indicated.