Kuban authorities reported no new fuel oil emissions.

Today, the Court of Appeal upheld a 35.5 billion ruble penalty against the owner of one of the fuel oil-laden boats that sank in the Kerch Strait. Meanwhile, authorities reported that no new oil spills had been recorded on the coast.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in August, the Krasnodar Krai Arbitration Court upheld Rosprirodnadzor's claim against Volgatransneft CJSC, the owner of the Volgoneft-239 tanker that sank in the Kerch Strait last December. The court ordered the company to pay 35.48 billion rubles for damages to the Black Sea.

Today, the Fifteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Kuban Arbitration Court to recover 35.48 billion rubles from Volgatransneft CJSC and pay it to the Russian budget for damages to the Black Sea. The owner of the Volgoneft-239 tanker attempted to appeal the decision made in August, but the appellate court upheld it, Interfax reports.

Based on daily shoreline monitoring from November 6 to 13, no new fuel oil emissions were detected on the beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk district, the Kuban Operational Headquarters reported today.

"Specialists continue to monitor the condition of the protective embankment. It is designed to protect the coast from storm debris and possible emissions during the autumn-winter period," according to a post on the Operational Headquarters' Telegram channel.

The day before, on November 13, the Kuban Operational Headquarters declared reports of fish contaminated with fuel oil being sold in stores to be fake. Officials stated that every batch of fish caught in the Black Sea is subject to mandatory testing by the regional Rospotrebnadzor.

"Based on the results, specialists did not find a single sample with deviations from hygiene standards. Farmed mussels are also being tested, and no excess of established standards was found. All fish products caught in the Black Sea and delivered to consumers meet quality and safety requirements," the statement stated.

Fuel oil pollution affects all marine life, but it is impossible to objectively determine the extent of contamination of fish caught in the Black Sea due to the lack of independent laboratories, environmentalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in May indicated.

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".