FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A sanctioned tanker carrying nearly 1 million barrels of crude oil appears to be sinking further after remaining grounded off Oman for several weeks, with satellite imagery showing a rapidly expanding oil spill near a protected marine area. The 247-metre Caroline Bezengi has been grounded off Qibliyah Island on Oman’s southwest coast since June 8, when its crew reportedly reported an explosion on board. Satellite images reviewed by the Associated Press show the tanker sitting noticeably lower in the water than it did in late July, while crude oil has spread toward the island’s shores. RelatedNews Drone strike disables bulk carrier as Black Sea shipping tensions mount Iran says Hormuz shipping talks with Oman reach final stage var jnews_module_21379722_0_6a79afe972dae = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21379722","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1731,2759,518,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random