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Intruders Try To Board Trinidad And Tobago Mystery Tanker

Workers refloat the Gulfstream oil tanker off the coast of Tobago on August 20, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Coast guard officers in Trinidad and Tobago have fired on intruders who attempted to board the wreck of a mysterious oil tanker that capsized off the Caribbean country months ago, its energy ministry said Saturday.

The ship, named the Gulfstream and sailing under an unidentified flag, had spilled 50,000 barrels of oil near Tobago's southern coast when it capsized in February and was found abandoned.

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