Major oil slick washes up on Iran coast after Hormuz ship strike
- 6 hours agoKayleen Devlin, Barbara Metzler and Shayan SardarizadehBBC VerifyBBCVerified videos show a major oil slick washing up on Iran's Qeshm Island, which analysts have said comes from a ship hit by a strike in the Strait of Hormuz.
- BBC Verify has also analysed satellite imagery suggesting the oil spill originated from an attack on a vessel in Omani waters on 3 August.
- A week later, the apparent fuel leakage from the Minoan Pioneer bulk carrier had spread across a large area of the strait.
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- 6 hours agoKayleen Devlin, Barbara Metzler and Shayan SardarizadehBBC VerifyBBCVerified videos show a major oil slick washing up on Iran's Qeshm Island, which analysts have said comes from a ship hit by a strike in the Strait of Hormuz.
- BBC Verify has also analysed satellite imagery suggesting the oil spill originated from an attack on a vessel in Omani waters on 3 August.
- A week later, the apparent fuel leakage from the Minoan Pioneer bulk carrier had spread across a large area of the strait.
Sources: BBC News