The oil slick stretches northeast from the Hallaniyat Islands and lies about 7km from the coast. A crude oil spill from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi has spread across almost 400km2 off Oman’s coast, according to a statement by the Omani government. Oman’s Environment Authority announced that the spill, estimated at about 390km2 (150 square miles), is located near the Hallaniyat Islands. According to data cited by Reuters, the Caroline Bezengi departed from Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in April and transited the Suez Canal at the end of May. Shipping records identify Caroline Bezengi as flying the Cameroon flag, though it was one of 39 tankers recently removed from the Cameroonian registry.