The latest satellite imagery by Copernicus Sentinel-1A has detected possible oil moving out of Trinidad and Tobago’s marine area into Grenada’s southernmost marine area of responsibility.

Based on data analyzed by TTWC and the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), a silverlike slick emanating from the wrecked vessel, now identified as a barge called Gulfstream, with streaks of a thick black-like substance.

The anomaly measured 78 nautical miles, approximately 144 kilometers in length and extended from the west to northwest of Tobago into the Caribbean Sea.

Read more: https://ttweathercenter.com/2024/02/14/tobago-oil-spill-oil-slick-detected-in-grenadas-waters/?fbclid=IwAR0qIQDLKS9J_WEP_0w4OdmzFEmnnugAVfjoVFySygPew51dVymcJS8aqdA

One response to “Tobago Oil Spill: Oil Slick Detected In Grenada’s Waters”

  1. It stands to reason that a slick emanating from vessel located in the position stated and containing possibly hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil would eventually reach Grenada’s waters, despite assurances to the contrary.

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