{
  "id": 472856,
  "title": "Oil spill off Oman from tanker under sanctions against Russia spreads over huge area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:46:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/oil-spill-oman-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An oil slick is covering an areaof around 390 square kilometres (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after a vessel under sanctions and carrying Russian crude sustained damage. The Caroline Bezengi's crew first reported difficulties on June 8 off the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla, two maritime security sources said, adding…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/oman-trying-to-contain-extensive-oil-spill-from-stricken-tanker",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:15:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}