# Cleanup begins as Russian oil spill reaches Oman’s coast

https://mins.news/en/item/23145

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 18:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/15/15-08-sv-oil-spill-oman-on?traffic_source=rss

> Crews are cleaning a 12-kilometre stretch of Oman’s coastline after the tanker Caroline Bezengi ran aground and leaked oil. The vessel was carrying about 800,000 barrels of Russian crude and grounded near a marine reserve, prompting fears of a serious ecological crisis.

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