Overview
- Mexican officials, in a Thursday briefing, said the slick came from an unidentified ship off Coatzacoalcos plus two natural oil seeps and confirmed the sources remain active.
- The contamination spread more than 600 kilometers and reached seven protected areas in Veracruz and Tabasco, according to the environment ministry.
- Authorities said the damage is not severe, yet Oceana and local networks reported dead sea turtles, dolphins and a manatee, along with harmed reefs and mangroves, as fishing towns report losses.
- The navy is inspecting 13 vessels that transited the area and has asked for international help to check nine now in international waters, while Pemex conducts underwater checks to rule out platform leaks.
- Cleanup crews have set marine barriers and reported recovering hundreds of tons of oily residue, though totals vary across official updates as work continues along beaches and lagoons.