'Cleaning the Arctic isn’t just words, a bunch of slogans or something. For me, it’s my destiny', says Andrey Nagibin, Office Head of ‘Clean Arctic’ Project. Now he coordinates eco-volunteers whose goal is to restore the Arctic's nature. Back in Soviet times, Andrey was a navigator and ice assistant and participated in many northern deliveries. He knows the bitter truth about the Arctic pollution firsthand. Marines used to load lots of equipment, gear, barrels of fuel and never took them back — 'leaving ballast behind' — as they said at that time. What urgent action to avoid further pollution is needed now?