By Sarah El Sirgany and Farida Elsebai, CNN (CNN) — An oil spill from a stranded tanker off the coast of Oman now covers an estimated 500 square miles (1,300 square kilometers), the environmental organization Greenpeace told CNN, prompting fears that a major ecological disaster could be unfolding in…
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Oil spill from grounded tanker reaches Oman’s mainland beaches
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Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles
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Russian tanker leaking oil off Oman coast, threatening environmental disaster
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An oil slick is covering an areaof around 390 square kilometres (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after a vessel under sanctions and carrying Russian crude sustained damage.
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometres, the country's government said on Monday. The Caroline Bezengi is loaded with close to one million barrels of Russian oil bound for Asia and first…
Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country’s mainland, to the north of the island.
Oman’s Environment Authority said Wednesday that oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the country’s coast had reached mainland beaches. The spill threatened marine habitats and a nearby protected area as strong winds and monsoon currents spread the oil, raising fears it could reach other islands.
By Sarah El Sirgany and Farida Elsebai, CNN (CNN) — An oil spill from a stranded tanker off the coast of Oman now covers an estimated 500 square miles (1,300 square kilometers), the environmental organization Greenpeace told CNN, prompting fears that a major ecological disaster could be unfolding in…
(This story has been refiled to remove the images, with no changes to text) By Nilo Tabrizy, Catherine Cartier and Jonathan Saul Aug 14 (Reuters) - Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil tankers and other vessel…
An abandoned Russian tanker carrying millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Oman could potentially cause a larger environmental disaster after it was damaged from an unexplained explosion in early June. Satellite images show a growing oil slick in the area. Here's what to know.
