Oil slick from tanker in Hormuz Strait washes up on UAE beaches

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 25, 2026Country: United Arab Emirates

Environment & Climate

Oil slick from tanker in Hormuz Strait washes up on UAE beaches

An oil slick was filmed washing up on the shoreline of the United Arab Emirates. Authorities closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al-Khaimah. A crude oil tanker reportedly struck an Iranian-laid naval mine near the Strait of Hormuz in early October.

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