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Hallaniyat Islands
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Oman oil spill reaches coast as 800,000-barrel Russian shadow tanker salvage begins near whale reserve
Salvage teams are racing to secure the sanctioned tanker Caroline Bezengi after Russian crude leaking into the Arabian Sea reached Oman’s coastline, threatening the protected Hallaniyat Islands and one of the world’s rarest humpback whale populations.
Oman oil spill expands sevenfold as sanctioned tanker threatens protected reserve
A sanctioned tanker is leaking inside Oman’s protected Arabian Sea Reserve. The spill has expanded sevenfold while salvage remains unclear.