Mostly right, with some details to tighten. On Friday 23 October the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said its monitoring system had detected a tanker oil spill affecting beaches in Umm Al Quwain, and it closed all beaches and coastal areas there with no reopening date (Arab News). Sharjah closed Al Hamriya Beach as a precaution, and on Saturday Ras Al Khaimah closed all its beaches until further notice, giving no reason (Reuters, via US News). So 'our beaches' fits Umm Al Quwain, and Ras Al Khaimah too, but it is not every beach in the UAE.
The post leaves out what is still unconfirmed. The ministry has not named the tanker or said what caused the spill. Several outlets link it to the Gem No.2, a crude tanker damaged by a projectile on 9 to 10 October, and Al Jazeera links the strike to a mine. Satellite radar showed oil more than 35 km from the tanker by Wednesday. The ministry says odours in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain pose no health risks.
I could not confirm the post's distances (30 km from Sharjah, 120 km from the Strait), and reports differ on where the tanker was hit. Check the ministry's X account for updates on reopening.
🕒 As of October 2026
