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Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
ByDamien Gayle April 7, 2026

Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtlesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of west Asia’s most important wetlands, sate…

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Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Set Ablaze After Attack Off the Coast of Dubai
ByEphrat Livni March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

The attack damaged the hull, the tanker’s owner said. No oil spill was detected, according to the authorities in the United Arab Emirates.

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‘Ticking time bomb’: Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers ‘risking catastrophic oil spill’
ByDamian Carrington Environment editor February 10, 2026

Exclusive: only matter of time until decrepit ships cause spill bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster, analysts sayDecrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, with a catastrophic environmental disaster only a “m…

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