Satellite imagery and shipping tracking data indicate that a sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and that the spill has spread over recent days, raising concerns about potential environmental impacts along coastal areas. Reuters cited an analysis using satellite images and input from shipping specialists. The reporting links the incident to the tanker Caroline Bezengi, which is described as having taken Russian oil at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk before departing on its most recent voyage. Ship-tracking information is used to support the vessel’s recent route. The accounts describe the spill as expanding, based on changes visible in satellite observations over multiple days. The reporting frames the issue within the broader context of “shadow fleet” operations—vessels that continue to move under sanctions regimes—though the details of response efforts and the amount of oil released were not established in the available excerpts. The focus remains on the observed spread of the spill and the resulting risk to Oman’s coastal environment.