Tehran [Iran], June 18: Following a suspected collision between two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Greenpeace is warning of devastating consequences for the environment.
"An oil spill like the one now threatening the Gulf of Oman affects not only individual animal species, but the entire marine ecosystem," Thilo Maack, marine biologist at Greenpeace Germany, told DPA on Tuesday. According to the expert, dolphins, sea turtles and coastal birds are particularly sensitive to the toxic oil.
"Fish larvae and other plankton - the basis of the marine food chain - are also at risk of mass extinction," said Maack.
According to the environmental organization, the tanker Adalynn involved in the collision is part of the so-called Russian shadow fleet. The 23-year-old ship is on the list of the world's most dangerous tankers published by Greenpeace last year under a previous name. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
