被英国、欧盟、加拿大和瑞士制裁的油轮"卡罗琳·贝曾吉"号在阿曼外海搁浅后，油泄漏规模正在急速扩大[1]。根据卫星图像，油污覆盖面积从一周前的20平方公里增至150平方公里[1]，环保组织绿色和平德国分部称油污长度接近90公里，约为一周前的两倍[1]。这艘长274米的Suezmax型油轮自6月搁浅以来一直未被移除，船上装载超过80万桶原油[1]。
该油轮搁浅地点位于阿曼最大省份多法尔的齐卜利亚岛附近，污染已波及阿拉伯海海洋保护区[1]。船员曾报告油轮上发生爆炸[1]。阿曼政府已下令业主在7月23日前移除该船及其货物[1]。这艘油轮因运载俄罗斯石油而遭到西方多国制裁[1]。
The Caroline Bezengi, a British-sanctioned tanker, has remained grounded off Oman for weeks, causing an expanding environmental crisis in the Arabian Sea. Satellite imagery shows the oil slick has surged dramatically from 20 square kilometers recorded a week earlier to 150 square kilometers [1]. The contamination now threatens Khidbah Island in Dhofar, Oman's largest governorate, and a designated marine protected area in the Arabian Sea [1].
The 274-meter Suezmax-class vessel has been stranded since June and carries over 800,000 barrels of crude oil [1]. The tanker faces sanctions from Britain, the European Union, Canada, and Switzerland due to its involvement in transporting Russian oil [1]. Oman's government issued an order requiring the vessel's owners to remove the ship and its cargo by July 23 [1]. Environmental organization Greenpeace Germany reported that the oil slick now extends nearly 90 kilometers, roughly double its width from a week prior [1]. The crew previously reported an explosion aboard the tanker during its time aground [1].