Oman is dealing with the aftermath of an oil spill following a tanker accident
An operation to contain an oil spill is underway in Oman after the tanker Caroline Bezengi ran aground off the country’s southern coast.
Specialized teams are working to stop the spread of oil and minimize environmental damage. The spill has already reached some beaches near Ras Madarak.
According to forecasts, the oil slick could cover up to 40 km of the coastline. There is also a risk that the spill could spread to the southern coast of Masirah Island over a stretch of up to 20 km.
The Cameroonian-flagged tanker was en route from Russia to India. According to several media outlets, the vessel was subject to sanctions imposed by Western countries.
Source: Muscat Daily.
Oil from the sanctioned Russian tanker Caroline Bezengi, which ran aground near Al-Kibliya Island in the Arabian Sea on June 30, has reached the Omani mainland. According to the Omani government, the spill from the vessel—which was carrying 800,000 barrels of Russian oil from Novorossiysk—formed a slick covering nearly 400 square kilometers near a nature reserve.
Omani authorities have released information for the first time regarding the scale of the accident’s environmental impact and reported that efforts to contain the spill near the Hallaniyat Archipelago are ongoing. Experts are assessing the situation and working to prevent the oil from spreading further.
