OIL SPILL
Oman tackles oil slick after sanctioned tanker runs aground
The slick is spreading north and northeast, with the nearest point about 7km from the shoreline, threatening coral reefs, fish, turtles, dolphins and whales in the area
A satellite image from the European Copernicus program, taken on August 7, shows the oil slick near Oman. (Graphic by Olivia Bugault and Valentina Breschi / AFP via Getty Images)
Add The Circuit on GoogleOman is dealing with an oil slick covering about 390 square kilometers after the tanker Caroline Bezengi, which was carrying about 1 million barrels of Russian Urals crude, ran aground off the Hallaniyat Islands.
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