Activists wore mermaid costumes to call attention to the oil spill that has damaged 1,300 miles of Brazil's coastline over the past two months.
Naval and environmental officials said Saturday that oil traces were removed from Santa Barbara Island in the Abrolhos park in the state of Bahia.
Santa Barbara is among five islands in the Abrolhos park, which contains one of Brazil's largest coral reefs. There were no reports that oil had reached the reef. Oil has washed ashore on some 2,100 kilometers of Brazil's coastline for two months, hurting tourism and fishing.The company denies the allegation, saying it has found no evidence of leakage on the vessel.
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