Oman Monitors Handling of Oil Tanker Run Aground Off Its Coast
Oman's National Emergency Management Committee discussed on Thursday the latest developments in handling the grounding of an oil tanker off Al Qibliyah Island and the progress of operations to deal with its cargo.
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Oman’s National Emergency Management Committee discussed on Thursday the latest developments in handling the grounding of an oil tanker off Al Qibliyah Island and the progress of operations to deal with its cargo.
The meeting also reviewed emergency incidents in territorial waters off Oman’s Musandam Governorate, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz, and the monitoring of any environmental pollution.
Oman did not identify the tanker or how and when it ran aground.
Oil spills resulting from attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which carried nearly one-fifth of the world’s crude before the war, have been threatening UAE and Omani coasts, underscoring the environmental risks of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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