Oil Slick in Gulf of Oman Near Shadow Tanker as Greenpeace Calls for Action

Oil Slick in Gulf of Oman Near Shadow Tanker as Greenpeace Calls for Action

An analysis of satellite images from the Gulf of Oman shows a potential oil slick forming in the hours after the tanker Front Eagle and the shadow fleet tanker Adalynn collided about 24 nautical miles off the coast of the UAE. Environmental activists from the Middle East and North Africa section of Greenpeace are calling for action to increase the monitoring in the region based on the increased tensions and dangers of an environmental disaster. …

Greenpeace warns of ’potential disaster’ after oil spill off UAE

Greenpeace on Thursday warned that an oil spill resulting from a tanker collision off the coast of the United Arab Emirates could have grave environmental consequences, after authorities reported a "small" slick. On Tuesday, the Emirati coastguard reported that it had rescued 24 crew members of the Adalynn oil tanker after it collided with the Front Eagle vessel in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of the Khor Fakan area of the UAE. "Greenpeace Mi…

Greenpeace warns of ‘potential disaster’ after oil spill off UAE

Greenpeace on Thursday warned that an oil spill resulting from a tanker collision off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could have grave environmental consequences, after authorities reported a “small” slick. On Tuesday, the Emirati coastguard said it rescued 24 crew members of the Adalynn oil tanker after it collided with the Front Eagle vessel in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of the Khor Fakan area of the UAE. “Greenpeace Middle Ea…

Greenpeace MENA on Gulf of Oman oil spill: Swift intervention needed to ...

Greenpeace MENA on Gulf of Oman oil spill: Swift intervention needed to prevent environmental disaster

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