Rescuers spoke about the difficulties of removing oil from Myskhako.

Gravel contaminated with oil began to be removed from the beaches of Novorossiysk, with the first being the Abrau-Dyurso beach. To transport the bags from Myskhako, they need to be carried manually for about two kilometers, reported an emergency services representative. In Tuapse, rescuers transported bags by boats, noted an ecologist.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on October 16, the administration of Novorossiysk reported on the elimination of oil product spills on the beaches of Abrau-Dyurso and Myskhako. However, on October 18, rescuers, officials, and local residents continued to clean the coastline in the Abrau-Dyurso area. After the storm, bags of oil that were buried under gravel 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 along the coast of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, and the Tuapse district, and called on supervisory authorities to ensure the completion of the coastal cleanup. Collecting the pollution is only half the job, and the cleanliness of the coast should not rely solely on volunteers, volunteers emphasized, urging timely removal of what has been collected on the shore.

Gravel contaminated with oil began to be removed from the beaches of Novorossiysk. The first bags from the Abrau-Dyurso shore were removed early this morning. A specialized organization licensed to dispose of this class of hazardous waste has been engaged for disposal, writes Novorossiysk Life.

"There is a specialized organization for the disposal of gravel that has a license to carry out this work. The organization has already started work on removal: today the first bags were removed from Abrau-Dyurso," explained Igor Vasilyev, head of the emergency management and civil defense department of Novorossiysk.

In the near future, specialists will begin removing gravel from other beaches in the city. The most challenging situation is at the beach in Myskhako. Oil was washed ashore along two kilometers of the coastline.

"To remove this, significant human effort is required, because only a person can carry bags for two kilometers — machinery cannot pass there. Therefore, this will be practically a military operation, which will take considerable strength and time," he explained.

In his opinion, "every day the sea will wash ashore oil here and there."

In the Tuapse district, in May-June of this year, rescuers and volunteers used boats and even paddleboards to transport bags of gravel through shallow waters, commented ecologist Roman Pukalov, director of environmental programs at the organization "Green Patrol," on his Telegram channel.