The threat of a fuel oil spill remains in Kuban due to a predicted storm.

"In 1.5 months, it will be exactly a year, and we're back to our current positions. Where did the allocated tens of billions go? Why are they in no hurry to complete the installation of the cofferdams? What is the reason for this delay? If there is a problem, then the cause must be voiced and all measures taken to resolve it as quickly as possible. Where does the figure of 900 tons come from? Are you sure it's that much?" Maybe less after all? "Yes, there are only empty questions here," Makovozov wrote on the evening of October 24.

"900 tons is not an exaggeration. It's reality. And it's now in the wreckage of the tanker. The ramparts are an attempt to prevent an emergency. While it's still possible. And this is what can be done now, and it's included in the instructions for an impending emergency," volunteers from the "Ghosts" headquarters wrote on their Telegram channel.

On October 25, Makovozov published an interview with Nikolai Zalivin, director of Anapa Resorts LLC, who explained why ditches are built in front of protective ramparts. "The wave hits, it washes away and destroys everything, and it crumbles against the wall of the ditch," Zalivin explained.

"The next strong storm is expected on October 27, and there may be more fuel oil after it. But that's not a given," blogger Max wrote on his Telegram channel on October 25. Anapa.

The Krasnodar Krai Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the forecast and issued a storm warning. "In the evening and until the end of the day on October 27, during the day on October 28, and also at night and in the morning of October 29, in some places in the Krasnodar Territory, a complex of meteorological phenomena is expected: heavy rain, downpour combined with thunderstorms and strong winds with gusts of 20-25 m / s, in some areas of the southern half of the Territory 26-29 m / s. On small rivers of the Kuban River basin in the south-eastern territory of the Krasnodar Territory (Mostovsky, Labinsky, Otradnensky, Apsheronsky districts) and rivers of the Black Sea coast (Gelendzhik Municipal District, Novorossiysk Municipal District, Tuapse District), water levels are expected to rise to unfavorable levels and higher. In the evening and until the end of the day on October 28, and also at night and in the morning of October 29, in some areas of the Territory, very heavy rain is expected. In the morning, afternoon and until the end of the day on October 28, and also at night and in the morning of October 29, in the area from Anapa to Magri, there is a danger of the formation of "There were tornadoes over the sea," the agency reported.

As a reminder, in mid-October, volunteers and bloggers reported fuel oil emissions following a storm in Anapa and the Temryuk district. The regional task force reported that the fuel oil emissions were insignificant. Environmentalists have stated that large-scale coastal cleanups must resume.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member from one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, which led to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait".