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New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman

Low Severity Asia Oman
Date Occurred Aug 14, 2026 19:36 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 14, 2026
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A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian oil.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/14/new-aerial-video-reveals-huge-scale-of-oil-spill-off-oman?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 #23773
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 14, 2026
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