The federal police in Brazil said on Friday they are investigating a Greece-flagged ship that may have been the origin of a mysterious oil spill that washed up on more than 200 Brazilian beaches two months ago. Police believe that the oil spill may have occurred on July 28 or 29 some 420 miles off Brazil’s northeast coast. With the help of oceanographic and geolocation data, Brazilian police identified the Greek ship as the only one that may have passed through the area on those days. “The Greek-flagged vessel docked in Venezuela on July 15, stayed for three days, and sailed to Singapore across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping only in South Africa. The spill investigated would have occurred during this journey,” Reuters quoted the Brazilian police as saying in the statement. The ship was loaded with oil at Venezuela’s terminal San Jose, the Brazilian Navy said separately. The mysterious […]