# Huge oil spill from stricken tanker spreads off Oman

https://mins.news/en/video/22234

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-14 14:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyZaTdAIeVw

> The Russian tanker Caroline Bezengi, carrying nearly 800,000 barrels of oil, sank near Qabiliyah Island off Oman’s southwest coast. Aerial footage shows black stains on its main deck as waves strike the vessel and oil spreads rapidly through the water.

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