Oil pollution is affecting about 12 kilometers of coastline near Oman’s Ras Madraka, while Masirah Island, a major wildlife sanctuary remains unaffected, state news agency ONA said on Saturday. The agency said efforts to tackle a spill from a leaking tanker have made progress. Oil began reaching Oman’s coast on Wednesday after spreading at sea for weeks. The Environment Authority said response operations were under way and the offshore slick was moving toward open waters.
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An oil leak from the Russian tanker Caroline Bezengi, which ran aground near Al-Qibliyah Island off the southern coast of Oman, several weeks after the vessel was abandoned following an explosion. (OmanTV/AFP)
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An oil leak from the Russian tanker Caroline Bezengi, which ran aground near Al-Qibliyah Island off the southern coast of Oman. (OmanTV/AFP)
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