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Suspected oil slick off Iran’s Kharg Island
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic.
- It was not immediately clear what had caused the apparent spill, which was located off the small Gulf island’s west coast.
- Orbital EOS, which monitors oil spills, told The New York Times that the spill appeared to cover more than 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) as of Thursday.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the apparent spill, which was located off the small Gulf island’s west coast.
Orbital EOS, which monitors oil spills, told The New York Times that the spill appeared to cover more than 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) as of Thursday.
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