Khor Fakkan Detects Nearby Oil Spill, Closes Beach
Authorities said satellite images showed dark oil patches off the coast, while the cause of the spill remained unclear.
- On Monday, the Khor Fakkan municipality closed Al-Luluia beach after detecting oil patches along the coastline, though officials provided no further details about the source of contamination.
- In recent weeks, the United Arab Emirates has shuttered several beaches to contain oil leaking from offshore tanker vessels, reflecting ongoing maritime pollution management efforts in the region.
- Approximately 18 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan, the UKMTO reported a Saturday incident involving a bulk carrier and military forces, though environmental impact remains unknown.
- Coastal desalination plants and industrial facilities make the UAE's shoreline particularly sensitive, while attacks in the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli war with Iran heighten maritime security risks.
- Environmental investigator Wim Zwijnenburg from Dutch organization PAX told AFP that satellite imagery from Sunday showed a spill off the UAE coast with 'clear patches of dark oil, indicating crude oil.
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In a social media statement, the municipality of Khorafkan, in the Emirates, said that it had closed the Pearl Beach because of an oil spill, without explaining any other details.
An Emirati beach in Khorfakkan, south of the Strait of Ormuz, was closed this Monday. A new incident in an area where ships have been regularly attacked since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Authorities in Khorfakkan, a port city in the eastern UAE Emirate of Sharjah, on the 9th (local time) found oil along the coast...
Khor Fakkan Detects Nearby Oil Spill, Closes Beach
The UAE city of Khor Fakkan shut a beach on Monday after detecting an oil spill along its coastline, according to a notice posted by the municipal authorities on social media.It did not provide further details about the closure of the Al Luluyah beach and did not say what caused the spill.The UAE ha
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