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. Crude oil has been leaking from the tanker Caroline Bezengi – a sanctioned tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" – that was carrying nearly 1 million barrels of oil when it reported an explosion in June. No party has claimed responsibility for the incident and the cause of the explosion has not been revealed. Environmental experts said an oil spill has been spreading quickly in recent weeks from the partially submerged tanker off the shores of Qabiliyah Island, endangering a marine protected area there. Oman’s Environment Authority said it has been monitoring the leak and found that contamination has also reached the beaches of Ras Madrakah on mainland Oman, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) to the north of Qabiliyah Island.
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