Mexican navy says vessel, natural seabed oil leaks caused Gulf coast spill

La Marina messicana afferma che la fuoriuscita di petrolio dalla costa del Golfo è stata causata da una nave e da un fondale marino naturale


Oil is collected in a skimming boom following an oil spill that has affected fishermen and several coastal communities, in Las Barrillas, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Angel Hernandez (Reuters)

MEXICO CITY, March 26 (Reuters) - Mexican Secretary of Navy Raymundo Morales said on Thursday that a vessel and natural oil emanations from the seabed caused the spill along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

Mexico’s state-oil company Pemex is also conducting underwater checks to rule out structural failure of oil rigs, Morales added in a press conference. 

(Reporting by Raul Cortes and Natalia Siniawski, Editing by Iñigo Alexander)

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