Oil spill off Oman from tanker under sanctions against Russia spreads over huge area
Oman said the spill from the sanctioned Caroline Bezengi covers about 390 square kilometres and is still spreading toward the mainland.
- On Monday, the Environment Authority reported an oil slick covering approximately 390 square kilometres near the Hallaniyat Islands. The spill from The Caroline Bezengi extends toward the mainland, reaching within seven kilometres of the shore.
- The 274-metre Caroline Bezengi reported difficulties on June 8 off the Yemeni port of Mukalla, where maritime security sources indicated a blast occurred onboard. The vessel last transmitted a public AIS signal on June 11.
- Russia utilizes ageing vessels in a "shadow fleet" to circumvent Western sanctions on oil exports. The European Union and Britain have sanctioned the tanker for its role in transporting Russian crude.
- Oman is currently seeking to tackle the leak in its waters near the southern governorate of Dhofar. Although officials have disclosed the environmental impact, the underlying cause of the damage to the vessel remains unclear.
- Satellite imagery analysis by Reuters showed the spill was still spreading at the end of last month. This ongoing leak poses environmental risks to the coastal ecosystem as the slick moves toward the mainland.
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Since the end of June, an oil tanker has been dumping its cargo in a fragile natural environment.
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A major oil spill from a sanctioned tanker carrying Russian crude has reached the Omani coastline as salvage teams work to prevent hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil from leaking into the Arabian Sea. The Caroline Bezengi tanker ran aground near the Omani Hallaniyat Islands on June 30 after it suffered an explosion weeks earlier near Yemen. Oil Platform. Image Credit: Creative Commons. Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Common…
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