CHENNAI: Scientists tracking the oil spill reported off the Nagore Pattinacherry coast in Nagapattinam district last week say the floating slick could be by carried by ocean currents and wind and by March 8 extend at least 12km from the site where the leak was first reported.
An Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad team used computer models to generate the trajectory patterns and forecast for the spill reported on March 2.
The scientists say the spill, which reached the shore the same day and was later noticed along the coast, could spread another 2km in two days. Traces of oil may be seen along Nagapattinam beach, Keechankuppam and further south by March 8. There may also be oil particles on the sea away from the coast.
