Volunteers reported new fuel oil emissions in Temryuk district

New emissions of fuel oil have been recorded in the area of Lake Tuzla, the fuel oil is mixed with algae, volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters said, asking for help in cleaning the shore.

"Caucasian Knot" wrote that from July 25 to August 19, the authorities did not record new emissions of fuel oil on the coast of Anapa, although volunteers during this period stated that emissions were continuing. On August 4, the volunteer headquarters confirmed that local emissions of oil products are continuing on the beaches of Taman, and pollution is visible on satellite images. The management of the sanatorium "Holidays in Anapa", despite the authorities' statements about the absence of oil product emissions, recommends that guests use shoe covers when visiting the beaches. A few volunteers continue to work near the site of the tanker wreck in the Temryuk district of Kuban, removing fuel oil from places inaccessible to equipment. The authorities stopped volunteer activity on official beaches and report that the elimination of the consequences of the fuel oil spill is complete.

Today, August 23, on the coast in the area of Lake Tuzla, volunteers recorded a significant amount of fresh fuel oil emissions in an amount comparable to the emissions in the village of Volna on July 18. The sea carries fuel oil mixed with seaweed, which, once on the beach, rots. This soup of seaweed and oil products in sea water washes the shores for many tens of meters. If the pollution is not removed as soon as possible, the fuel oil fractions will be carried back to the sea or washed away by sand," the Dolphins headquarters said today.

The headquarters noted that volunteers need help. "There are only seven volunteers left at the Dolphins headquarters. It is unclear how they will physically manage to cope with this emergency task. The storm is expected to intensify in the coming days, and the south wind is increasingly disturbing the sea surface. This means that fuel oil emissions will become even more intense," the headquarters' Telegram channel said.

The video attached to the publication shows numerous pieces of a black substance splashing in the water near the shore and lying in the surf zone.

The authors of the message asked everyone "who has the opportunity" to join in cleaning the shore.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying 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 on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the thematic page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".

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