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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

First public satellite image (Landsat) showing a slick in the water next to the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman on June 30:

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

First public satellite images (Landsat, Sentinel-2) showing stricken tanker Caroline Bezengi grounded at its present location, June 22 and 23:

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Major oil spill underway off Oman: Sentinel-1 radar satellite images showing oil slick from the grounded oil tanker Caroline Bezengi on July 27 (left) and August 7 (right). No sign of any response or salvage activity.

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This August 2 Sentinel-2 satellite image shows oil streaming downwind more than 70km from the grounded oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, indicating this oil spill off Oman's coast is getting worse. Where is the response?

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Caroline Bezengi grounded and leaking oil tanker off Oman. Sentinel-2 satellite images taken July 13 (left) and July 28 (right).

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Update on the grounded dark-fleet oil tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman: the situation is rapidly getting worse. More at www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Update on grounded and leaking dark-fleet oil tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman: Sentinel-1 radar image on July 26 shows 40km oil slick extending from the stricken vessel. No sign of response or salvage vessels on scene.

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sentinel-2 image taken yesterday (July 23) shows situation essentially unchanged. Tanker still at same location; silvery sheen indicates relatively minor ongoing oil leak.Wind still generally blowing from south-southwest >50km/hr. More at www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Update on grounded shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman: Sentinel-2 satellite image taken July 18 shows continued presence of likely oil slick (light silvery-grey in color) adjacent to stricken vessel. Winds still >50km/hr. More on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Sentinel-2 satellite image two days ago shows persistent slick next to grounded tanker off Oman. Looks like an ongoing spill in a marine protected area, with no apparent response underway. 50km/hr winds are blowing there now. How long can the hull hold up?

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A striking Sentinel-1 radar satellite image from SkyTruth Monitor, showing wake-like pattern coming from islands off Oman. Very strong (50km/hr) uniform wind blowing from the south-southwest. Fluid dynamics folks: is this the sea-surface expression of vortex shedding in the lee of these islands?

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Here's a clearer view of the grounded vessel and possible oil slick off Oman, taken yesterday (July 8). More at www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Planet satellite image captures slick from 33,000 gallon oil spill at LOOP import terminal off Louisiana. AIS tracking data indicates the last vessel to use the terminal before the spill was a supertanker (Marlin Sardinia) that came from and returned to Venezuela.

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Well 59 blowout on the Gulf coast: This photo provided by USCG shows a response boat spraying something into the blowout plume on April 30. There is no fire to extinguish, so I wonder if they are spraying chemical dispersants on the plume. www.dvidshub.net/image/900603...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

"Zombie" wells = ticking time bombs. Did one just go off in the Gulf? www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Earth Day. Every day. Cherish it, celebrate it, protect it fiercely. Especially now. -- Photo credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman. Many more stunning images of our beautiful home at spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-eart...

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Hi-res SkySat image showing Stena Immaculate and a tugboat/workboat, Brage Viking. No signs of fire or oil spill.

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John Amos @johnamos.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Sentinel-1 and -2 satellite images taken yesterday of Stena Immaculate show no signs of oil slick around the stricken tanker. Caveat: it was a high-wind day (~40km/hr) which would disperse a slick and make it difficult to detect on satellite imagery. www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

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