Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz
- By Jane Witherspoon & Toby Gregory & Euronews Dubai bureau Published on 23/10/2026 - 11:36 GMT+2 The United Arab Emirates reported an oil spill from a tanker off its coast on Friday, as numerous vessels in Gulf waters came under attack in the ongoing Iran war.
- The authorities "detected a tanker oil spill affecting Umm Al Quwain's beaches," the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said in a statement, referring to an emirate north of Dubai.
- It said "teams immediately began containment, cordoning, clean-up and remediation...
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- By Jane Witherspoon & Toby Gregory & Euronews Dubai bureau Published on 23/10/2026 - 11:36 GMT+2 The United Arab Emirates reported an oil spill from a tanker off its coast on Friday, as numerous vessels in Gulf waters came under attack in the ongoing Iran war.
- The authorities "detected a tanker oil spill affecting Umm Al Quwain's beaches," the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said in a statement, referring to an emirate north of Dubai.
- It said "teams immediately began containment, cordoning, clean-up and remediation...
Sources: Euronews