Oil Spill Off Oman From Tanker Under Sanctions Against Russia Spreads Over Huge Area

By Menna AlaaElDin, Jonathan Saul and Kate Abnett

Aug 10 (Reuters) – Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometers, 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 reported difficulties on June 8 off Yemen, with two maritime ?security sources saying initial assessments indicated a blast had occurred onboard.

No party has taken responsibility for attacking the vessel.

Oman, in its first public disclosure on the environmental impact,