{
  "id": 683783,
  "title": "Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/huge-oil-slick-hitting-omans-shoreline-as-agencies-warn-of-disaster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/huge-oil-slick-hitting-omans-shoreline-agencies-warn-disaster"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Jonathan Saul and Catherine Cartier LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday, in what threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for weeks. The oil could end up impacting 40 km (25 miles) of coast near Ras Madraka as well as Masirah Island,…",
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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."
}