The employees of the Black Sea Protection Convention Division of the Environmental Supervision Department under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, in cooperation with the Border Police, have identified an incident of pollution in the Black Sea.
The Environmental Supervision Department of Georgia shared glimpses of the vessels on its official Facebook Page on May 29, 2026, Friday. The Georgian Department also shared a small note about the vessels along with their glimpses.
According to the small note shared by the Environment Supervision Department of Georgia, a vessel sailing under the flag of Liberia polluted the sea with industrial wastewater.
Based on the administrative offence report drawn up by employees of the Environmental Supervision Department and the Border Police, the Poti Court found the vessel guilty of an administrative violation and imposed a fine of 100,000 GEL.
The vessel was allowed to leave Georgia’s territorial waters and continue free navigation only after paying the imposed fine and compensating for the environmental damage.
Protecting the Black Sea is a priority for the Department of Environmental Supervision. The Conventional Authority of the Department of Black Sea Conservation carries out continuous state control over the Black Sea in order to minimize water pollution as well as prevent, detect and expose illegal fishing.
Since the beginning of the year, employees of the Convention Division have already carried out inspections of 100 vessels. Only seven cases of marine pollution from vessels have been identified.
Notably, in recent years, pollution incidents caused by oil-containing wastewater from vessels have significantly decreased. This is due, on the one hand, to the strengthened capacity of the Department of Environmental Supervision and the effective work of the Commission, and on the other hand, to increased fines, which serve as a deterrent.
