Oman says oil spill from stricken tanker has reached its coast

Up to 40km of coastline affected by oil pollution, Omani Environmental Authority says.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026A major oil spill off Oman has spread to the country’s mainland, polluting beaches along the central coast, environmental authorities have said.Oil from the Caroline Bezengi, a tanker that has been leaking crude since running aground off Oman in June, has reached beaches in Ras Madrakah, affecting up to 40km (25 miles) of coastline, the sultanate’s Environment Authority said on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US plans to equip ICE officers with electric-shock gloveslist 2 of 4Media groups sue Trump over paid access to public social media postslist 3 of 4Leading expert on US far-right groups charged with fraudlist 4 of 4Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuadorend of listOil is also expected to reach the southern coast of Masirah Island, about 15km off the Omani coast, in the “coming hours”, affecting a 10-20 km (6-12 mile) stretch of coastline, the authority said.“Specialised teams continue to carry out monitoring, follow-up, and response operations and to take the necessary measures to limit the spread of pollution ...