Trinidad & Tobago says oil spill from mystery vessel is national emergency
by Edward Helmore and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#6JJNW)
Upturned and largely submerged vessel of unknown origin is leaking hydrocarbon off south-west coast or Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister has said that a large oil spill near the twin-island nation has caused a national emergency" and vowed that the government will spare no expense to help rehabilitate the island's beaches.
Oil from the spill has coated numerous beaches on Tobago's south-west coast, and the government has yet to identify the owner of the vessel that was found overturned off the coast last week.
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