# Oil spill from stranded tanker off Oman covers about 500 square miles

https://mins.news/en/item/21493

- CNN, 2026-08-13 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/middleeast/oil-spill-oman-grounded-tanker-intl?Date=20260813&Profile=CNN

> Greenpeace told CNN that oil leaking from a stranded tanker off Oman now covers an estimated 500 square miles, raising fears that a major ecological disaster may be unfolding in the Arabian Sea.

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