Algae have led to the absence of tourists on the Anapa beach.

Rotting algae are not being removed from the Central (therapeutic) beach of Anapa, resulting in a sharp smell and the absence of vacationers, reported a blogger. However, according to him, such a situation exists in part of the beach, where there are fewer algae, and people are already swimming.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the work on pumping out fuel oil from the fragments of tankers "Volgoneft-212" and "Volgoneft-239", which sank as a result of a crash in the Kerch Strait in December 2024, has been completed. Permits from Rospotrebnadzor have already been received for 111 beaches in Anapa. Earlier in August, satellite imagery recorded the continued leakage of oil products from the sunken "Volgoneft" tankers in the Kerch Strait. The beaches have been spoiled after being covered with imported sand, commentators noted. Anapa's beaches are covered with algae, bloggers write. Authorities are not engaged in cleaning the sea entrance from algae, commentators pointed out.

The Central beach of Anapa is once again covered with a thick layer of clumps. In places, a dark liquid mass of decaying organic matter has formed. Because of it, it is almost impossible to walk to the sea. The smell is appropriate, writes blogger Andrey Makovozov in his Telegram channel "Makovozovy".

"The Central (therapeutic) beach of Anapa right now... milk rivers, jelly shores... While I was filming, I got a headache from the sharp stench, now it’s clear why there’s no one here except for seagulls," he wrote in his Telegram channel.

"These beaches have become so yellow, it’s unrecognizable," commented Dmitry.

"After a hundred meters, there are so many people that an apple has nowhere to fall. We just returned from the lounge zone. It’s completely packed. And on the therapeutic beach, this stench has been here for a long time, at least two weeks ago when we arrived, it was already there," writes Sergey Sapunov.

"In the video, there are no people. I’ve already written several times. The crowd starts from the lounge zone. There are also a lot of clumps there, but at least they are fresh. And on the therapeutic beach, it’s really just seagulls for a long time," the blogger replied during a discussion in the comments.

The resort season in Anapa opened against a sharp contrast in the state of the coastline. Some beaches are open and recognized as safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable soil, and environmental risks. A report from the "Caucasian Knot" discusses which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose dangers in "Anapa beaches: open and dangerous zones".

Despite the problems with sand and algae on the beaches, Anapa showed the most significant increase in tourists in the Krasnodar region in July highlighted by hoteliers. Hotels are keeping prices in Anapa at last year's level and even holding sales, emphasized a hotelier.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was a spill of oil products, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to a report from the "Caucasian Knot" on "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 "Ecological disaster in Kuban".