Navy vessels resume sargassum collection off the Tulum coast

Navy vessels resume sargassum collection off the Tulum coast

After more than six months out of service for maintenance work, two Navy sargassum collection vessels are operational again off the coast of Tulum, boosting efforts to keep the noxious seaweed off the beaches of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. While sargassum removal efforts continue on the beaches of the state of Quintana Roo, the Navy (Semar) vessels are designed to collect sargassum in the open sea before it reaches the sand. Ships like this one …