Overview
- Large slicks were reported off Alvarado, prompting fishers to halt trips, and small patches have now appeared near the Veracruz port and Boca del Río.
- Governor Rocío Nahle said there are no reports of failures on platforms, ships or containers and floated the possibility of a natural seep.
- Pemex and other companies are running analyses on their projects to check for links to the contamination, though residents report scant on-site presence.
- The contamination has reached about 39 localities along roughly 230 kilometers of coastline, including sensitive areas near the Los Tuxtlas reserve and sites around Catemaco.
- Fishing and lagoon communities, including nine Nahua villages around Laguna del Ostión, report economic paralysis, damaged gear and unprotected volunteer cleanups, and they are demanding investigation, medical care and compensation.