This satellite photo taken Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, shows the tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded and partly submerged off the coast of Oman, leaking crude oil into the sea. “Satellite imagery analysis suggests that the oil spill covered 45 square kilometers (17 square miles) up until July 26. On Saturday, Zwijnenburg said the oil sheen was barely visible in new satellite images and appeared to have been diluted and dispersed by weather conditions. The latest satellite images, dated Aug. 5, appear to show an oil sheen trailing northeast of the tanker, aground off the rocky coastline, and surrounding the island. The statement published by the Oman News Agency said authorities were observing the area through satellite images, field surveys and technical models.