Federal Police claims to have unveiled the vessel responsible for oil spillage

The Federal Police carried operations with search warrants at a maritime agency that would be the representative of the Bouboulina ship - a potential suspect of the oil spill that is contaminating the Northeast. The Greek flagged Bouboulina vessel belongs to Delta Tankers, who in Brazil employed Lachmann Maritime Services as representative. The investigation used satellite imagery in retrospect to locate the ship and the origin of the crude oil. According to the inquiry, there is no indication of another ship that could have leaked or spilled crude oil coming from Venezuela. The Federal Prosecution Office informed that the estimate is that 2,500 tons of crude oil were spilled on the sea. They also claimed to have strong evidence that the ship’s captain and crew did not alert the competent authorities about the oil spill in the Atlantic Ocean.