Greek ship manager Delta Tankers has denied its involvement in the crude oil spill off Brazil's coast that has kept the country's response agencies busy over the past two months.

Brazilian authorities said in November 1st the Greek flag oil tanker Bouboulina, which was carrying Venezuelan oil, was responsible for the spill. Delta Tankers has denied this, saying a thorough search of material from the cameras and sensors all of its vessels carry as part of its safety and environmental policies, has turned up no evidence that the Bouboulina could be responsible for the spill.

“There is no evidence that the vessel stopped, conducted any type of STS (Ship to Ship) operation, oil leaked/spilled, slowed down or diverted course, on its passage from Venezuela to Melaka, Malaysia,” the company said. .

The company added that it would share its materials with Brazilian authorities should they contact the company, noting that no contact had been made to date.

The oil spill, estimated on July 28 and 29, affected 2.500 km of Brazil's coastline, reaching at least 120 locations in 77 municipalities. The Brazilian environmental agency IBAMA previously stated that the substance was 'crude oil' of a type not produced in Brazil.