75 beaches in Anapa have received permission to open after an oil spill.

11 beaches of Anapa are undergoing examination after sand replenishment, and recreation and swimming are allowed on 75 beaches.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on June 26, the authorities reported the opening of 72 beaches in Anapa, but did not mention the work on pumping out oil from the sunken tankers. Earlier, the governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, compared the sand on the beaches of Anapa and Thailand, while the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Chernyshenko, compared the beaches of Anapa and the French Riviera. Telegram users doubted that replenishing the beaches of Anapa with new sand was really necessary, and the continuation of work in the height of the resort season caused their dissatisfaction.

All 75 beaches of Anapa have already received all the necessary permits. Another 11 are undergoing examination, the government commission for eliminating the consequences of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait reported today. According to the commission, no emissions of petroleum products have been recorded. No confirmed spots of petroleum products have been found in satellite images in the area of the tanker wreck.

Since the start of the work, more than 3,600 km of the coastline have been cleaned, including repeated cleaning. About 185,300 tons of contaminated sand and soil have been removed to specialized organizations. All the sand and soil removed for disposal have been neutralized or classified as secondary products, according to the Telegram channel of the Russian government.

The Anapa city administration reported today that a temporary ban on swimming has been introduced. "Today, July 3, due to the storm and strong bottom currents, swimming on the beaches of Anapa is temporarily prohibited," the city administration's Telegram channel states.

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Social media users inquired about the timeline for cleaning the shore in Anapa from algae

At the Central Beach of Anapa, to get to the sea, one must overcome several meters of algae. Commentators asked the authorities about the timeline for cleaning the shore.

A tourist Olesya complained about the condition of the beaches. According to her, after the collection of algae, the sand is plowed, and huge piles of rotting algae are left on the beaches.

"Today we saw such a picture from Rossiyanka to Alean Riviera. Just terrible. Either this algae was collected by machinery... or what," her message is quoted by Yuri Ozarovsky in his Telegram channel.

"If they don't clean it - it's bad, if they do clean it - it's bad. A storm will come at night and everything will be clean," commented Tatiana R.

The resort season in Anapa opened against a sharp contrast in the condition of the coastline. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable soil, and environmental risks. A reference titled "Beaches of Anapa: open and dangerous zones" describes which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose a danger.

On December 5, 2024, two tankers with oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to a reference from "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".