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Sanctioned tanker is leaking oil near Oman, according to satellite images and experts
Independent experts said satellite images showed a silver-gray slick in a protected cove, as the sanctioned tanker’s cause of damage remained unclear.
- Satellite imagery reveals a likely oil spill from the sanctioned tanker The Caroline Bezengi in a protected marine area off the coast of Oman, according to independent experts.
- The European Union and Britain sanctioned the vessel for transporting Russian oil, noting its use in what is described as a 'shadow fleet' to circumvent Western restrictions on fuel exports.
- John Amos of SkyTruth, Leon Moreland of the Conflict and Environment Observatory, and Louis Goddard of Data Desk identified the slick in Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images captured between July 2 and July 13.
- Last transmitting an AIS signal on June 11 off the coast of Yemen, the tanker had previously reported difficulties near Mukalla on June 8, though the cause remains unclear.
- Oman's Environment Authority and Maritime Security Centre did not reply to requests for comment, while Shanghai-based Rentoor Shipmanagement could not be reached regarding the incident.
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The tanker Caroline Bezengi, before the last flight, loaded Russian oil at the port of Novosev, the last time a ship transmitted a signal via the Automatic Identification System (AIS) on 11 June off the coast of Yemen.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Sanctioned Russian oil tanker may have caused oil spill off Oman coastThe tanker Carolin Bezengi, carrying Russian oil, is believed to have caused an oil spill off the coast of Oman. The cause of the incident has not yet been determined.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Shin-young = A Shadow Fleet vessel, subject to Western sanctions for allegedly transporting Russian crude oil, [was] oil in the Oman Marine Protected Area...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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