Seaweed and clay dust greeted vacationers at Anapa beaches.
The entrance to the sea at Anapa beaches is covered with seaweed, and a strong wind raises clay dust from the sand brought to the coast after an oil spill, bloggers report.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Anapa beaches, after being replenished with new sand, have turned into a mix of stones and clay, and officials' reports do not correspond to reality, Telegram users pointed out. According to commentators, significant costs were incurred to replenish Anapa's beaches after the oil spill, but the first storms washed away the sand, and the remaining sand on the shore has compacted. Another problem for Anapa beaches after the storm has been the large amount of seaweed. A permit to operate has already been obtained from Rospotrebnadzor for 109 Anapa beaches, while three more are undergoing examination.
The situation at Anapa beaches is described by Anapa bloggers in their Telegram channels.
For instance, Andrey Makovozov writes that the water has warmed up, but vacationers have encountered a large amount of green suspension at the entrance to the sea and clay dust.
"The beach at the guest access - 'Dynamo' right now! There are many people, the heat is +31°C, the sea has become muddy and warmed up to +23°C. A strong wind has risen - blowing clay dust in the face," he writes.
"Vityazevo to the left of the central beach, there is a lot of seaweed today," wrote Yuri Ozarovsky.
Today "there's a little seaweed at the entrance, but tomorrow there will be a lot," expressed the opinion of blogger Max Anapsky.
"Thalassotherapy ahead," he writes.
The resort season in Anapa has opened against a sharp contrast in the state of the coastline. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable ground, and environmental risks. Information about which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose dangers is provided in the report "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 a hotelier.
On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. Additionally, there was an oil spill, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the report "Caucasian Knot" "Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait". Materials on the consequences of the oil spill have been collected by "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological Disaster in Kuban".