More than seven kilometers of protective embankments have been removed from the beaches in Anapa

7.4 kilometers of protective embankments have been removed in Anapa on beaches in areas where authorities have not recorded fuel oil emissions.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on July 5, the Kuban operational headquarters reported that dismantling of the embankment on the coast in Anapa, which was intended to protect beaches from fuel oil emissions, has begun. A lot of fuel oil has accumulated in the sand banks and ditches equipped to protect the beaches, which, if dismantled poorly, will again end up on the beach and in the sea, environmentalists warned.

In areas of the coastline where no oil spills have been recorded for more than two months, the protective banks are being removed. This will allow the mechanized cleaning of these beaches to be completed, the operational headquarters reported today.

"About 7.4 km of the embankment have already been removed, and about 1.5 km remain to be dismantled," the operational headquarters said in a message on its Telegram channel.

The work is being carried out in two stages:  first, the structure is leveled with front-end loaders; then the sand will be carefully sifted using special equipment.

Also in Anapa, systematic cleaning of beaches using special equipment continues, in the area of the mouth of the Mozhepsin River, the territory is being prepared for delivery for the necessary research, in other areas, different stages of work are underway - planning of territories, sifting of sand.

"Different stages of work are underway in different areas: in some places, preparation for the delivery of the territory is being completed, in others, planning is just beginning. In some places, the final sifting of sand is being carried out, in others - primary processing," said Nikolai Zalivin, director of Anapa Resorts LLC.

Since the beginning of the work, 8.5 kilometers of the Anapa coastline have already been processed.

Rospotrebnadzor has recognized 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk district as unsuitable for recreation. There are signs with information about the ban on swimming, and announcements about this are also displayed on video screens in different areas of Anapa. Representatives of the authorities patrol the coastal areas and ask vacationers not to visit these places. When checking into hotels and sanatoriums, tourists are required to sign written notices about the ban on swimming and health risks.

Recall that ecologist Valery Brinikh drew attention to the fact that the protective embankment is being dismantled by workers in full protective gear, despite the fact that there are "half-naked vacationers" nearby. "If workers on the beach are forced to use special clothing and respirators, and there are vacationers in bathing suits nearby, this indicates serious violations of vacationers' safety. People are actually in a dangerous zone where carcinogens like benzopyrene remain. There should be fences, prohibiting signs and controls. Everything that is happening now is formal and irresponsible," he told the "Caucasian Knot." The methods of cleaning the protective embankments have also drawn criticism from environmentalists.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers with fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait, which led to catastrophic environmental consequences. Details can be found in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials about the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the thematic page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".