Greenpeace: Oil slick spreading in Strait of Hormuz
Satellite images show a growing oil slick in the Strait of Hormuz. The pollution could be from a tanker that was recently attacked by the US.
An oil spill is spreading in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Greenpeace. The spill, located on the eastern side of the strait, has doubled in visible area within a day, from 200 square kilometers on September 9 to 400 square kilometers on September 10. The oil may have come from the tanker "Riesco", which was last tracked near the source of the spill and has since gone dark.
The leak likely began on the evening or night of September 8, when heat signatures were detected. The US military had previously attacked the "Riesco" and other tankers linked to Iran.
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