On Friday, November 1, the United Arab Emirates announced an oil spill from an oil tanker off the coast of Amelkeen and announced that all beaches and coastal areas of that emirate were temporarily closed.

The cause of the oil spill has not yet been determined and the UAE authorities have not announced the identity of the oil tanker responsible for this pollution.

The news about the oil spill was published after several residents of Sharjah, Ajman and Amalkin reported an unusual smell on social media.

This incident occurred while in recent weeks, at the same time as military tensions increased in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, several commercial ships and oil tankers in the waters of the region were the target of a ground attack.

On October 9, the British Maritime Trade Operations Organization announced that unknown missiles had hit a ship 13 nautical miles west of the Al Jazeera area in the United Arab Emirates.

This organization announced that the ship caught fire after being hit by a missile, which was then contained. At the time of publication of this report, the condition of the crew, the amount of damage and the possible environmental consequences of the accident were not known.

On the same day, the Revolutionary Guards claimed a ground attack on a ship carrying liquefied gas in the south of the Strait of Hormuz.