According to the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates (WAM), this country has managed to contain the oil spill from an oil tanker that was damaged after being hit by an unknown object in the coastal waters of this country. The UAE Ministry of Environment announced on Friday, November 8 that no new leaks have been detected and air and sea monitoring operations are continuing. Also, the environmental cleanup operation is carried out in the damaged parts of the coastline. The British Naval Operations Center previously reported on October 9 that the Panamanian-flagged giant oil tanker Jam No. 2 had been hit by an unidentified missile 13 miles west of Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates.