The UAE authorities announce that an oil spill from the Panama-flagged supertanker Gem #2 has been successfully contained following a maritime security incident in UAE territorial waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was fatally damaged and caught fire after being hit by a missile attack in early October, resulting in an initial engine room fire and subsequent discharge of crude oil into the surrounding water. Marine emergency crews have since stabilized the vessel and mitigated further environmental damage.