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New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman

Al Jazeera Friday 14 August 2026, 19:36 UTC 1 min read
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New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman NewsFeed New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian crude oil in a protected marine area. The tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of oil has created an oil slick estimated at 2,000 square kilometres. Published On 14 Aug 2026

New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman NewsFeed New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian crude oil in a protected marine area. The tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of oil has created an oil slick estimated at 2,000 square kilometres. Published On 14 Aug 2026
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