Oman’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) has spent days clearing crude oil from a 12km stretch of coastline, after the grounded Russian-linked tanker Caroline Bezengi leaked oil into a protected marine area off the sultanate's coast.
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Videos show emergency teams digging up oil-soaked sand on a beach. Meanwhile, adverse weather conditions and operational challenges continue to hamper salvage efforts for the grounded vessel, the state news agency reported on Monday.
Oman has been coordinating the salvage operation with risk-management firm Ambrey to contain environmental damage from the spill, which some estimates place at up to 2,000sq km.
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