Sanctions snarl salvage effort as Russian insurer surfaces in Oman shadow tanker spill
- Sanctioned Russian insurer AlfaStrakhovanie is understood to be funding the Caroline Bezengi response, but sanctions waivers were needed before salvors could engage
- Seven of 12 cargo tanks are reportedly leaking and the stateless tanker risks breaking up amid 40-knot winds and four-metre swells
- Delays from sanctions and monsoon weather have hampered operations as the expanding oil spill threatens Oman’s coastline and marine reserve
Exclusive: Previously unreported insurance arrangements reveal how sanctions on a Russian insurer have complicated efforts to stabilise the stranded tanker Caroline Bezengi as a growing oil spill threatens Oman’s coastline
