"Caribbean Volunteers Mobilize to Clean Up Tobago Oil Spill"

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Source: South China Morning Post
"Caribbean Volunteers Mobilize to Clean Up Tobago Oil Spill"
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A mystery vessel ran aground near Trinidad and Tobago, causing a massive oil spill that has affected at least 15km of coastline in Tobago just before the Carnival season. Emergency workers and over 1,000 volunteers are scrambling to clean up the spill, which has damaged a reef and Atlantic beaches, posing a threat to the island's resorts and hotels. The government is considering declaring a national emergency and seeking assistance from other countries, while efforts are underway to contain the spill and investigate the origins of the vessel.

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