Satellite Images Show Suspected Oil Spill in Iran's Kharg Island
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: May 10, 2026, 19:00 IST | Updated: May 10, 2026, 19:00 IST
A suspected oil spill covering dozens of square kilometres of sea near Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery this week.
The likely spill - appearing on images as a grey and white slick - covered waters to the west of the 8-kilometre (5-mile) long island, pictures from Copernicus’s Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites showed on May 6-8.
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