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Oman Scrambles to Clean Up Russian Shadow Fleet’s Oil Spill by Hand

A 12km stretch of protected coastline fouled as grounded tanker’s crude washes ashore near turtle and whale habitats.

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Financial Ports International editorial team, based in Morocco
20 Aug 2026 · 11:46 · hace 20 días
3 min read · Oman
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12km of Oman’s protected coastline contaminated by crude oil from the Russian-linked tanker Caroline Bezengi.
Tanker grounded after a June explosion, drifted 30nm to shore.
Cleanup relies on manual labour with no visible boom or skimmer deployment.
No official estimate of spilled volume or remaining cargo released.

Oman’s emergency teams are racing to contain an environmental catastrophe as crude oil from the stricken Russian-linked tanker Caroline Bezengi washes onto a 12km stretch of coastline, fouling sandy beaches in a protected marine area known for its sea turtle nesting sites and humpback whale migrations. The spill, stemming from a tanker disabled by a June explosion, has forced authorities into a labour-intensive manual cleanup, the last-ditch effort to mitigate damage after containment efforts failed. Workers from Oman’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) were deployed this week to remove…

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Oman Scrambles to Clean Up Russian Shadow Fleet’s Oil Spill by Hand

A 12km stretch of protected coastline fouled as grounded tanker’s crude washes ashore near turtle and whale habitats.

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Financial Ports International editorial team, based in Morocco 20 Aug 2026 · 11:46 · hace 20 días
3 min read Oman
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Oman’s emergency teams are racing to contain an environmental catastrophe as crude oil from the stricken Russian-linked tanker Caroline Bezengi washes onto a 12km stretch of coastline, fouling sandy beaches in a protected marine area known for its sea turtle nesting sites and humpback whale migrations. The spill, stemming from a tanker disabled by a June explosion, has forced authorities into a labour-intensive manual cleanup, the last-ditch effort to mitigate damage after containment efforts failed. Workers from Oman’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) were deployed this week to remove…

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