Vessels should exercise caution when operating in oil affected areas and thereby reduce the likelihood of having to clean their hulls in the future. Masters are encouraged to also report all sightings of oil sheens to the Brazilian authorities.
Since early September, the shorelines of Brazil’s North-Eastern region have been polluted by an oily substance in the form of lumps of tar. On 10 October 2019, our local correspondent Representações Proinde Ltda. reported that more than 130 tonnes of oil waste had been collected on the many affected beaches and at the time of writing, Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA reports of at least 120 locations in 77 municipalities in the nine north-eastern states that are affected by the oil spill.
See attached file: News: Mystery Oil Spill Pollutes Brazil’s North-eastern Coast.pdf
神秘浮油污染巴西东北海岸线
船舶运营至油污污染的区域应小心谨慎，以减少之后要清理船壳的可能性。建议船长向巴西当局报告所有可看到的浮油情况。
自9月初以来，巴西东北海岸线被一种类似焦油块状的油物质污染。2019年10月10日，在撰写本文之时，协会当地通代Representações Proinde Ltda报告称，在诸多受漏油影响的海滩上收集到超过130吨的油污，巴西环境机构“巴西环境和可再生自然资源管理局（简称IBAMA）”报告说，在东北部9个州的77个城市中至少有120个地方受到溢油的影响。
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