受西方多国制裁的俄罗斯油轮Caroline Bezengi在阿曼海域搁浅后持续泄油，最新卫星图像显示污染范围已扩大至约20平方公里[1]。这艘长274米、载油量超过80万桶的油轮自6月搁浅于阿曼Dhofar沿岸Qibliyah Island附近以来，不断向周边海域排放原油[1]。
阿曼政府已向船东下达最后通牒，要求在2024年7月23日前移除该油轮及其货物[1]。环保人士对当前局势表示担忧，认为季风季节（5月至9月）可能导致船体进一步破裂，引发更加严重的生态灾难[1]。卫星图像在周五（7月28日）最后更新时，记录了油膜和黑色油污覆盖海域的情景[1]。该油轮已遭英国、欧盟、加拿大和瑞士等国实施制裁[1]。
A sanctioned Russian oil tanker has continued to leak crude oil into waters off Oman, with satellite imagery revealing an expanding slick covering approximately 20 square kilometers [1]. The Caroline Bezengi, a 274-meter vessel with a cargo capacity exceeding 800,000 barrels, ran aground near Qibliyah Island off the coast of Dhofar in June and has been leaking since that time [1].
Satellite images updated Friday, July 28, show the extent of the oil contamination spreading across the region, threatening marine protected areas and local ecosystems [1]. Environmental advocates have warned that the monsoon season, which runs from May through September, poses a significant risk of hull rupture that could trigger a far more catastrophic environmental disaster [1]. The Omani government issued an ultimatum requiring the vessel's owners to remove both the ship and its cargo by July 23, 2024, though it remains unclear whether this directive has been followed [1]. The tanker is subject to sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, and Switzerland [1].