Photo shows FSO Nabarima with severe list off Venezuela

Photo shows FSO Nabarima with severe list off Venezuela

Photo courtesy Fishermen and Friends of the Sea

 

An alarming photo is making the rounds on the internet today showing an idled Floating Storage and Offshore (FSO) vessel containing tens of million of gallons of oil with a severe list off the coast of Venezuela, raising fears an environmental disaster.

By gCaptain

Oct 16, 2020

The FSO Nabarima, which is anchored in the Gulf of Paria, is holding some 1.3 million barrels of crude oil. The photo was reportedly taken October 13 and published Friday by Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS).





A Reuters report today citing an anonymous source said the idled facility is undergoing repairs to replace valves on the vessel.

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