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Caroline Bezengi spill reaches Ras Madrakah, contaminates 40km shoreline

8/13/2026

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Story summary

Oil from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi reached the Ras Madrakah coast, contaminating 40 km of shoreline.
The 800,000-barrel tanker Caroline Bezengi ran aground near Al-Qibliyyah Island on 30 June 2026, creating a slick that grew to 2,000 sq km by August, according to satellite imagery.
Ambrey, with Omani air-force help, is stabilising the hull and pumping oil.
Greenpeace’s Hanen Keskes warned the spill could embed in sediments and threaten coral, turtles and whales.

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Story summary

Oil from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi reached the Ras Madrakah coast, contaminating 40 km of shoreline.
The 800,000-barrel tanker Caroline Bezengi ran aground near Al-Qibliyyah Island on 30 June 2026, creating a slick that grew to 2,000 sq km by August, according to satellite imagery.
Ambrey, with Omani air-force help, is stabilising the hull and pumping oil.
Greenpeace’s Hanen Keskes warned the spill could embed in sediments and threaten coral, turtles and whales.