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Oman says massive oil spill reaches coastline: What damage could it do?

Low Severity Asia Oman
Date Occurred Aug 13, 2026 14:29 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 13, 2026
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Oil has been spilling from the Caroline Bezengi, a tanker that has been leaking crude since running aground off Oman.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/oman-says-massive-oil-spill-reaches-coastline-what-damage-could-it-do?traffic_source=rss
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Oman flag Oman
Region Asia
Capital Muscat
Population 1,446,563
GDP / Capita $13100.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #23465
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 13, 2026
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