The operational headquarters threatened tourists in Anapa with fines

The Krasnodar Territory Operational Headquarters announced that fines may be applied to those visiting dangerous areas in Anapa despite the ban. However, this is an extreme measure.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, the authorities previously reported that new fuel oil emissions on the seashore in Anapa were not detected for the sixth day in a row, and municipal representatives continue to delicately clean the sand on the beaches.

Tourists vacationing in unauthorized places in Anapa and the Temryuk District will be fined, the Krasnodar Territory Operational Headquarters reported today on its Telegram channel. The agency called the statement that violators will not be fined for being in prohibited places "fake". According to him, 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches on the Black Sea coast of the Temryuk district are closed for visiting and swimming, and being in this area is prohibited by law. Violations are subject to administrative liability, including fines.

The operational headquarters specified that warning signs have been installed on the beaches to inform the population, and mobile groups and medical volunteers are also working. "Those visiting dangerous zones, despite the ban, may be fined. But this is an extreme measure," the report says.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations announced the volume of sand with fuel oil

Since the start of the work, Emergencies Ministry divers have collected over 500 tons of sand with fuel oil from the bottom of the Black Sea in Anapa and the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported.

 "In the coastal areas of the resort town of Anapa and the Temryuk district, a joint diving group collects fuel oil from the bottom of the Black Sea every day. 8.5 thousand dives were made, with the help of remotely controlled unmanned underwater vehicles, more than 7.4 thousand square meters of the bottom were examined. As a result, more than 500 tons of waste were collected. To date, more than 164 thousand tons of contaminated sand, soil and pebbles have been collected from the shore," - says the report, which is quoted by Interfax.

Recall that Rospotrebnadzor has declared 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk district unsuitable for recreation. Signs with information about the ban on swimming have been installed there, and announcements about this are also displayed on video screens in different areas of Anapa. Representatives of the administration and Cossacks patrol the coastal areas and ask vacationers not to visit these places. Beach cleaning with the help of equipment is expected to last until July 10-15, regional authorities announced on June 20.

Today it became known that when checking into hotels and sanatoriums in Anapa and the Temryuk district, vacationers now sign to receive written warnings about the dangers of vacationing on the coast.

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".