Oil leak from capsized barge off Tobago halts after a month

According to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the discharge of hydrocarbons from the overturned vessel near Cove, Tobago, has stopped, as confirmed by an underwater survey carried out by T&T Salvage/QT Environmental.

The oil leak was caused by the capsizing of a barge carrying up to 35,000 barrels of fuel oil in early February off the Caribbean island of Tobago.

The team from T&T Salvage/QT Environmental reported that the compartments of the vessel responsible for the hydrocarbon leakage...

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