Another four Greek-flagged ships, besides already-cited Bouboulina, of Greek firm Delta Tankers, have been brought under scrutiny by the Brazilian Navy and the Federal Police attempting to identify the culprits of the oil spills, which have reached the coasts of all nine North
The Chico Mendes Biodiversity Conservation Institute—ICMBio—today (Nov. 4) decided to temporarily suspend tourist visits to the National Abrolhos Sea Park after fragments of crude oil were identified in the nearby sea.
Brazil’s Federal Police launched Operação Mácula (“operation blemish”) on Friday (Nov. 1), to probe into a Greek vessel suspected of having spilled the oil that reached over 250 beaches in the Brazilian Northeast.
Brazilian acting President Hamilton Mourão said Wednesday (Oct. 30) that the investigation into the oil slicks that reached the beaches of the country’s beaches is near its end.
Venezuela state-run oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) stated today (Oct 10) that none of its clients or subsidiaries has reported a spill of oil of Venezuelan origin near the Brazilian coast.