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Oil Spill Off Northern UAE Widens and Nears Umm Al Quwain, Forcing Beach Closures

Satellite tracking is guiding containment as authorities race to limit damage to sensitive coastal habitats.

UAE Confirms Tanker Oil Spill Off Umm Al Quwain as Northern Beaches Close

58‑Foot Fishing Boat Runs Aground at Point Reyes National Seashore

USS Sampson Leaks About 2,000 Gallons of Diesel Into Seattle’s Elliott Bay

Inquiry Finds Human Error and Alarm Failure Caused Heavy Oil Spill From Patrol Vessel Zao

Japan Coast Guard to Compensate Fishermen for Wakame Losses After Port Oil Leak

Navy Files Complaint After Oily Stain Found in Bahía de Manzanillo

Tanker Explosion Off Oman Reported, Cause Under Investigation

Second Suspected Oil Slick Near Iran’s Kharg Island Deepens Gulf Spill Fears

Ukraine Says It Hit Tuapse Refinery Again as Fires and Health Alerts Grip Black Sea Port

Pemex Says Deer Park Diesel Spill Is Contained With Cleanup Underway

Task Force Collects About 6.4 Metric Tons of Oil From Tamaulipas Beaches

Sweden Detains Sanctioned Tanker After Baltic Oil Slick

Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Now Drifting Out of Control in Central Mediterranean

Drifting Russian LNG Tanker Off Malta Prompts Emergency Contingency Plans

EU States Urge Action as Stricken Russian LNG Tanker Drifts Near Italy and Malta

Russia Urges Action as Stricken Sanctioned Gas Tanker Drifts Toward Malta

Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Drifts Toward Malta as Emergency Plan Is Activated

Mexico Ramps Up Gulf Cleanup as Veracruz Governor Blames Private Ship

Abandoned Cabo Verde-Flagged Fishing Vessel Sinks in Vigo as Spill Is Contained and Salvage Begins