Commentators recalled the sunken tankers carrying fuel oil near Anapa.

Authorities reported the opening of 72 beaches in Anapa, but are silent about the work to pump fuel oil from sunken tankers, Telegram users noted.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on June 19 it became known that 58 beaches in Anapa had received permits to open. Subsequently, the mayor's office reported the opening of a 3.5-kilometer stretch of beach.

Permits to open the beach season have already been received by 72 beaches in Anapa, the Russian government announced today.

Currently, an additional layer of clean sand is being poured on the beaches of Anapa damaged by fuel oil. The work is being monitored by Rospotrebnadzor. Seventy-two beaches have already received all necessary permits. Another eight are undergoing assessment, the statement said.

Since the start of the work, more than 3,600 kilometers of coastline have been cleaned, including repeated cleanups. Approximately 185,300 tons of contaminated sand and soil have been removed to specialized organizations. The statement stated that the entire volume of sand and soil removed for disposal has been decontaminated or recycled.

This message was posted by the "Anapa Civil" Telegram channel.

"What's going on in the sea? With the sunken tankers? Has all the fuel oil been pumped out? Have tanker wrecks been recovered from the seabed?" asked Larisa in the comments.

In another Telegram channel, "News South 24," user Olga questioned the region's readiness for the season. "So there's an oil spill going on, what a revelation!? Plus they're creating problems with gasoline! What season is it?" she exclaimed indignantly.

Blogger Andrey Makovozov presented the situation on Afalina and Kavkaz beaches, where new sand is being added.

"It's best not to go to Afalina and Kavkaz beaches right now. Sand dumping is in its most active and final stages here, there's still a lot of work to do, but I think it'll be finished by mid-July. The sea is a bit bloomy here. It doesn't really matter, since you can't be here yet. Zhemchuzhina and Selena beaches are crowded—they were dumped much earlier," he wrote on his Telegram channel, posting a photo of the sand piles.

On December 5, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member from one of the tankers died. 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".