Tobago's tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean

Workers of Oil Mop Environmental Services (OMES) suction oil from a spill at Lambeau Village river mouth, in Tobago Island, Trinidad and Tobago, February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Clement George Williams

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago (Reuters) -Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago's Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, prompting nations across the Caribbean to coordinate a response.

The spill has spread miles from Tobago's shore, the area first hit by the incident. Trinidad this week alerted neighbors Venezuela and Grenada on possible impact to their coasts.