Oil spill from shadow fleet tanker spreading off Oman, satellite images show
Satellite images show the vessel listing and possibly breached, with authorities monitoring safety and environmental risks as the slick spreads.
- The Caroline Bezengi, a sanctioned tanker, is leaking crude oil off the coast of Oman, with satellite imagery from Tuesday revealing dark slicks near the vessel indicating a hull breach.
- Subject to European Union and UK sanctions for carrying Russian fuels, the vessel first reported difficulties on June 8 off the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla, with initial assessments indicating a blast occurred onboard.
- Wim Zwijnenburg, a remote-sensing specialist with the Dutch peace advocacy organization Pax, said "at least one of the hulls of the crude oil storage ship seems now to be breached," noting the vessel is listing.
- The International Maritime Organization said earlier this week that authorities are discussing how to address safety and environmental risks while monitoring the situation closely.
- Severe weather during the area's monsoon season, which peaks in July and August, could rapidly spread the crude oil, Zwijnenburg added, heightening environmental risks to the protected marine area near al-Qibliyyah Island.
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Times of IndiaOil leak spreads from sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman coast
Satellite images show a sanctioned tanker leaking crude oil near Oman's protected islands. The oil slick has spread across twenty square kilometers and reached shorelines. Environmental experts warn of increased leakage and potential ship breaking due to monsoon winds. This tanker, carrying over 800,000 barrels, is sanctioned by multiple countries. The Omani government ordered its removal, but owner response remains unclear.
Oil leak appears to spread from a sanctioned tanker grounded off the coast of Oman
Tanker is sanctioned by Canada, UK and the EU for carrying oil that originated in Russia and ‘has been or is likely to be involved in activity whose object or effect is to destabilize Ukraine’
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Oil leak spreads from a sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman, images show
Satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press reveal there's crude oil leaking from a sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman's coast.
An environmental disaster could occur in the Middle East, which is due to a damaged tanker from Putin's shadow fleet.
Off the coast of Oman, the oil spill from the sanctions tanker “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation expands. On the coast of Oman, the oil spill from the sanction tanker Caroline Bezengi, carrying Russian oil, is expanding. Ecologists warn of the risk of large-scale contamination due to a punctured tank and the monsoon season.
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