Oil slick from Strait of Hormuz reaches UAE's northern coast
Oct 28, 2026
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AI GeneratedAn oil slick from the tanker Gem Number Two, which was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, has reached the shores of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. Authorities have closed all beaches in the northern emirate to contain the leak, while experts warn that critical desalination plants providing the nation's water supply may be at risk.
An oil slick from a tanker attacked in the Strait
of Hormuz has reached the United Arab Emirates.
Video shows the slick at Al Hamra Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah,
the country's northern emirate on
the shores of the Arabian Gulf.
All beaches in the emirate have been closed as authorities rushed to
contain the leak. Experts say vital desalination plants crucial
for supplying water to the Gulf
nation could be at risk from the spill British sources reported
on October 9th that a vessel
had been hit by a projectile off the UAE coast causing
a fire that was later brought under
control the vessel has been identified
as the oil tanker Gem Number Two sailing under a Panamanian
flag since the start of the Middle East war
in February Iran has claimed control over the
the Strait of Hormuz
and targets ships that transit there without its authorisation.