# Wim Zwijnenburg

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-31**: Oil sheen expands to 20 square kilometers — Latest satellite imagery reveals the oil slick has grown to roughly 20 square kilometers, with dark crude slicks reaching the island's shores and spreading into a thin sheen around the island.
- **2026-07-28**: Initial oil sheen observed in bay — Satellite images show crude oil mostly in the bay northwest of the ship, with the sheen enveloping the coast of Qibliyah Island.
- **2026-06**: Tanker grounds off Qibliyah Island — The Caroline Bezengi runs aground near the Hallaniyat Islands; crew reports an explosion on board. The vessel is carrying over 800,000 barrels of crude oil and is flagged to Cameroon, under multiple international sanctions.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 53 Days After Blast, Oil Spill Spreads in Protected Omani Waters
2026-08-02 12:04:13 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The Caroline Bezengi tanker is leaking crude oil within a protected marine reserve off Oman, with satellite images documenting a growing slick that now threatens coral reefs, mangroves, and local fisheries. Monsoon conditions are accelerating the spread, raising fears of an ecological disaster rooted in the shadow fleet’s environmental impunity.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/oil-spill-oman-protected-marine-area-climate-risk

### Oil from sanctioned tanker spreads across 20 sq km near Oman marine reserve
2026-08-02 05:09:42 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Roughly 20 square kilometers of oil sheen now envelops a protected marine area near Oman as the sanctioned Caroline Bezengi continues to leak. Monsoon winds heighten the risk of a catastrophic hull failure that would release over 800,000 barrels of crude.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/climate-oil-spill-sanctioned-tanker-oman

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