Pollution

Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has warned of a potential environmental disaster after two crude oil tankers, Adalynn and Front Eagle, collided in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz. 

Ahead of the OSPAR Ministerial Meeting in Vigo on 26 June, 20 NGOs are urging OSPAR Environment Ministers to ban toxic wastewater discharge from scrubbers, a method used by ships to clean their exhaust gases.

In the wake of the MSC ELSA 3 container vessel sinking off the coast of Kochi on May 25, 2025, Greenpeace South Asia has issued a strong call for corporate accountability, environmental justice, and immediate action to protect marine life and coastal communities.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Maritime University (WMU) have introduced a new e-learning course focused on the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex V, which addresses the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships.

On the night of June 5, a crude oil spill occurred off the coast of Sriracha in Thailand’s Chonburi Province due to a raptured pipeline.

A tugboat towing two empty barges ran aground on 8 June in the Kazachinsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, along the Yenisei River, spilling about 30 metric tons of diesel fuel into the water.

Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala have been urgently working to contain an oil spill in the Arabian Sea after MSC ELSA sank.

The Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of China revised and issued ship pollution regulations that came into effect in 20 May.

On May 17, 2025, the National Assembly of Guyana passed the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill 2025, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s capacity to handle oil spills.

The Port of Felixstowe issued a warning on 14 May regarding a suspected deposit of soot that was discovered in the water.