Oil Spill from Tanker Pollutes Umm Al Quwain Beaches in UAE, Temporarily Closing Them

The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announced that it had detected marine pollution caused by an oil spill from a tanker, which affected beaches in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain. The beaches and coastal areas there have been temporarily closed while technical teams address the problem.

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• The ministry's technical monitoring and environmental assessment system detected marine pollution caused by an oil spill from a tanker.

  «منظومة الرصد الفني والتقييم البيئي رصدت تلوثا بحريا ناتجا عن تسرب ‌نفطي من إحدى ‌الناقلات»

  الشرق الأوسط
• The UAE Ministry of Environment announced the temporary closure of beaches and coastal areas in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain following the spill.

  «إغلاق مؤقت للشواطئ والمناطق الساحلية بإمارة أم القيوين بعد تسرب نفطي»

  الجزيرة
• Arab News described the affected areas as having been temporarily closed while technical teams address the problem.

  «The affected areas have been closed temporarily as technical teams address the issue.»

  Arab News

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