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- Oman reported the Cameroon-flagged Suezmax tanker Caroline Bezengi ran aground off Qibliyah Island, spilling oil over 20 sq km.
- Environmental expert Wim Zwijnenburg of PAX said July 28 images showed a growing oil sheen on the island.
- Greenpeace Germany’s Nina Noelle warned the leak could cause a larger disaster threatening the marine reserve.
- Omani Ministry of Transport ordered the tanker and cargo removed by July 23, noting monsoon winds through September raise hull-rupture risk.
