Likely Oil Slicks in Strait of Hormuz After US Tanker Strikes: Experts
Researchers said the streaks were likely oil slicks, but satellite imagery alone cannot confirm the substance or its source.
- Satellite images analyzed on Thursday reveal possible oil slicks near the Strait of Hormuz following military strikes on tankers suspected of links to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
- The military destroyed five tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday in response to ballistic missile attacks by the Revolutionary Guard against a warship.
- Researcher Leon Moreland identified the slicks as "highly likely" oil, with tracks originating where tankers Riesco and Kylo sank on September 8 and 5 respectively.
- The affected area contains coral reefs listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance, though volatile fuels could evaporate within three to four days.
- Experts maintain that satellite imagery alone cannot determine the presence of hydrocarbons or their precise origin with certainty, despite "strong indications" of pollution left by ships.
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Near the Iranian coast, there is a huge oil spill that could come from the oil tanker Riesco.
Satellite images show oil slicks near the contested strait. Pollution could come from a laden tanker that the US sunk on Tuesday.
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Likely oil slicks in Strait of Hormuz after US tanker strikes: experts
An image from the European Copernicus programme taken on Wednesday shows brownish streaks on the surface of the water some 20 kilometres (nearly 12.5 miles) off the Iranian coast, to the east of the strait. Another Copernicus image of the same location taken on Thursday shows winding streaks of a similar length. Several researchers and experts told AFP they were most likely oil slicks, in an area near coral reefs listed under the Ramsar Conventi…
Recent satellite images, analyzed on Thursday, show probable oil slicks near the Strait of Ormuz after American strikes on oil tankers accused of being linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guards. ...
Recent satellite images, analysed on Thursday, show probable oil slicks near the Strait of Ormuz after American strikes on oil tankers accused of being linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
The area is home to coral reefs and sites listed on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Recent satellite images, reviewed by Agence France-Presse on Thursday, show possible hydrocarbon leaks near the Strait of Hormuz, following US bombings of oil tankers that Washington said were linked to the Revolutionary Guards.
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