New fuel oil emissions have been detected in the Temryuk district.

Environmental activists discovered new fuel oil spills on the seashore near Taman today.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 24, volunteers from the "Dolphins" headquarters discovered fuel oil spills in Anapa and the Temryuk district. Environmental activists began cleaning up the spills, and authorities brought in local administration staff. Restoration of protective embankments on the coast in Anapa and the ditches in front of them has also begun. Over the course of four days, from October 22 to 26, a 14-kilometer protective embankment was erected along the main beaches in Anapa.

18:12 28.05.2025

The extent of fuel oil pollution in southern Russia

The fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait at the end of 2024 led to large-scale pollution of coastal areas and water resources in southern Russia. In the Krasnodar Krai, fuel oil was detected on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district from the village of Veselovka to the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, and on the coast of the Sea of Azov in the Slavyansky district.

Today, "algae and isolated drops of fuel oil" were found on the coast from the port of Taman to Cape Zhelezny Rog near Taman, the Dolphins volunteer center reported on its Telegram channel.

"There is no mass release. The wind is strengthening, the waves are rising - we are continuing monitoring. Our team has a day off today, but the coast remains under surveillance," the publication stated.

The Kuban operational headquarters, as of 11:57 a.m. Moscow time, had not reported any new information on the pollution situation on its Telegram channel.

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

Fuel oil pollution in the Black Sea continues. Satellite images showed leaks from sunken tankers in August. Most of the fuel oil settled to the seabed, including in the area of Taman, Anapa, and the Bugay Spit, scientists concluded.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. Additionally, 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".