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Trinidad and Tobago Faces National Emergency After Capsized Vessel Causes Major Oil Spill

HeadlineFeb 13, 2024

In Trinidad and Tobago, officials declared a national emergency Sunday after a massive oil spill, caused by an overturned vessel, blackened several miles of Tobago’s southern shores, covering beaches with thick oil. It’s still unclear how much oil has spilled, while the government has yet to identify the owner of the largely submerged vessel found off the coast last week.

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