The condition of the Anapa beach has caused criticism on Telegram.

The beach in Anapa is covered with seaweed, and the entrance to the sea is bogged down, as follows from the video of an Anapa blogger. The beaches have been spoiled after being filled with imported sand, noted the commentators.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the work on pumping out the 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 permit documents from Rospotrebnadzor have already been received by 111 beaches in Anapa. Earlier in August, satellite imagery from Planet recorded the continuation of the leak of petroleum products from the sunken "Volgoneft" tankers in the Kerch Strait.

A video from one of the beaches was published today in his Telegram channel by blogger Yuri Ozarovsky. In the recording, he shows sand, stones, the bogged entrance to the sea, and seaweed.

"The beginning of the sandy beaches looks sad..." — writes the blogger.

This message gathered 9 comments.

"Well, this is no longer the sea, but a construction site by the water. A beach with such a beginning immediately discourages the desire to dig into the sand," — wrote Karina Belozerova.

"Once there was a therapeutic beach and the right kind of seaweed grew there, not this muck," — pointed out Evgenia.

"This year's trip to the sea has discouraged me from going to Anapa, there are no more sandy beaches, just a dirt road," — noted Yulia.

"It's a pity that this was done to Anapa," — she added.

The resort season in Anapa opened against the backdrop of a sharp contrast in the condition of the coastline. Some beaches are open and recognized as safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable soil, and environmental risks. Which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose a danger is described in the reference "Caucasian Knot" "Anapa Beaches: Open and Dangerous Areas".

Despite the problems with sand and seaweed on the beaches, Anapa in July showed the most significant increase in tourists in the Krasnodar region. Hotels are keeping prices in Anapa at last year's level and even holding sales, emphasized the hotelier.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers with fuel oil crashed in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was a spill of petroleum products, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the reference "Caucasian Knot" "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait". Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological Disaster in Kuban".