19:00, 23 August 2026

The timeline for raising the sunken tankers near Anapa has raised questions online.

Officials did not specify the timeline for raising the sunken tankers near Anapa, but the report of pumping out fuel oil from them instills hope, noted Telegram users.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the work on pumping fuel oil from the fragments of the tankers "Volgoneft-212" and "Volgoneft-239", which sank as a result of a crash in the Kerch Strait in December 2024, has been completed. The Rospotrebnadzor has already issued permits for 111 beaches in Anapa. Earlier in August, satellite imagery from Planet recorded the continuation of the leak of oil products from the sunken "Volgoneft" tankers in the Kerch Strait.

A leak of oil products has resumed from the sunken bow section of the tanker "Volgoneft-239" in the Kerch Strait, as evidenced by satellite images. The leak may be related to the increase in water temperature and the work on pumping fuel oil from the tankers. Against the backdrop of reports about the opening of beaches, there is silence regarding the work on pumping fuel oil from the sunken tankers, users noted. Neither the operational headquarters of Kuban nor the government commission for eliminating the consequences of the emergency provides information on the progress of the fuel oil pumping work. At the end of July, satellites recorded an oil slick near the tanker "Volgoneft-239", as well as a leak from the stern of the tanker "Volgoneft-212".

The officials' message about pumping fuel oil was commented on in his Telegram channel by the ecologist Zhora Kavanosyan.

“Now it remains to raise these fragments and send them for disposal. When this will be done is an open question,” he wrote.

This message was commented on by two users.

“Well, at least they removed the fuel oil,” writes Miramontes Lon.

“And only from the beaches...” commented Vitt.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426022