A tanker carrying fuel near Indonesia's Bali resort island caught fire on August 7, killing five crew members and injuring 15 others.

Philippine police on July 29 reported that the country's rescue teams have been working to minimise the oil leak from the MT Terra Nova, an oil tanker that sank off the coast of Manila Bay last week.

MT Princess Empress, an oil tanker that sank off Oriental Mindoro province of the Philippines three weeks ago and is spilling toxic oil into the sea, has been spotted by a remotely operated vehicle.

An oil tanker explosion in central Thailand's Samut Songkhram province on January 17 injured dozens of people.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), has called on relevant parties, especially Houthi rebels, to create favourable conditions for UN experts to address the issue related to an oil tanker off Yemen waters to avert an environmental catastrophe.

The BV 98869 TS fishing vessel rescued 10 foreign sailors and sent them to the Ben Da border post in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on December 19, said the provincial Border Guard High Command.

An oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel was hijacked after leaving a Malaysian port, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Three Russian naval ships arrived at Tien Sa Port on January 6, beginning a four-day friendship visit to the central city of Da Nang.