Oil spill reported off Venezuela's Caribbean coast


Oil slick is seen in the ocean and covering the rocks on a beach near the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's El Palito refinery, in Boca de Aroa, Venezuela August 16, 2024. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Hernandez

CARACAS (Reuters) - An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Biologist Eduardo Klein posted satellite images on X that he said showed an oil slick of about 225 square kilometers (87 square miles) in the Golfe Triste and completely covering Morrocoy National Park, known for beaches lined with palm trees and mangroves.

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