The algae-covered sea on the beach in Anapa puzzled tourists.

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Tourists vacationing in Anapa complained that the sea was covered with algae for many meters, essentially turning into a swamp. Other commentators counter that this picture is observed here every year.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on June 26, authorities reported the opening of 72 beaches in Anapa, but remained silent about the work on pumping out fuel oil from sunken tankers.

Vacationers in Anapa complained that the local beaches were covered with algae along the entire coastline, turning the sea into a swamp, writes the Telegram channel Shot on June 29.

According to vacationers, the water is covered with algae for several dozen meters from the shore, only then does clean water begin. However, this does not bother the tourists themselves; they swim among the algae, claiming that such "baths" are good for health.

Shot also particularly noted that "there are no oil products in the sea, the beaches are being cleaned, and sand is being added.".

The publication garnered 187 comments as of 05:00 Moscow time today, June 30. Many commentators noted that a similar picture is observed in Anapa every year. "It's like this every year there," noted Anastasia S. "Hmm, it's always been like this in Anapa," writes stacy. "Every year at a certain time, algae wash up on the shore in Anapa," confirms Muskool. "It's always been like this at the city beach," clarifies Alexander.

"This is an annual bloom; what can be done if there is a weak current? Just lie down and don't complain," explained Alя. "It doesn't seem that hot in those parts. What bloomed? Or has the balance in the water been disturbed?" wonders Igor Ganusovskii. "There are always algae there, especially after a storm; they wash up on the shore. But, come on, can't you walk a bit further to Dzhemete, to Vityazevo along the spit - is your religion not allowing? The water there is crystal clear! There are places with pebbles, where it is always clean. If you like swimming with algae and trash on the central beach, too lazy to stroll along the sea - who can help them?" explains the situation VeronLune. "Algae always wash up on the shore in warm weather. By August, it will pass," added Olesya Shishkina.

"In Anapa (as in other coastal cities of the Krasnodar region), wastewater treatment facilities were built quite a long time ago and do not always cope with the increased load - especially during the peak tourist season. Because of this, there are periodic cases when insufficiently treated effluent enters the sea. This causes unpleasant odors near the shore and also provokes intense algae blooms (the same "kamka"), which sometimes worries both locals and tourists," assesses the situation Prokofiy.

"A swamp for outrageous money!" - outraged Aleksey Vladimirovich. "In Dzhemete and Vityazevo, even to Bugaz Spit, this filth reaches. And not just in June. It happens in July and August. A dump," complains TK-208. "Anapa has always been and will remain a swamp," criticizes the resort D. "Once, after paying a round sum for a vacation, I ended up in this swamp. Never again do we go to Vityazevo; it is precisely there that such a dam and silt are, I have not observed this in other neighboring settlements," commented Evgeniya on the situation.

"These algae are carried by the current to the depth, where they lie for hundreds of thousands of years, producing hydrogen sulfide, which is why during a storm the sea acquires such a dark shade, hence the name Black Sea," explains ilya_74.

The resort season in Anapa opened against the backdrop of a sharp contrast in the state of the coastline. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable soil, and ecological risks. Which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose a danger is detailed in the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Beaches of Anapa: open and dangerous zones".

On December 5, 2024, two tankers with fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was an oil spill, which led to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Oil spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the oil spill have been collected by "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological disaster in Kuban".