{"id":262084,"date":"2022-12-14T12:49:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=262084"},"modified":"2022-12-14T12:49:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:49:58","slug":"matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Matanzas Supertanker Base four months after fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On August 6, Cuba woke up shocked by the worst industrial disaster in its history. The fire at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/fire-in-matanzas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Matanzas Supertanker Base<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, started by lightning, consumed a large part of the facility and its surroundings over the course of an endless week; and claimed the lives of 17 people \u2015 most in the place, while fighting the flames; others, as a consequence of the burns suffered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accident, which caused strong explosions, with flames tens of meters high, also left a balance of a hundred injured and material losses amounting to millions of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262087\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262087\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_7-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Base of what was tank number 49, December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only were the four damaged tanks lost, each with a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters, but also the crude oil they stored \u2014 the authorities estimate the damage at around 145,000 cubic meters \u2014, workshops and other facilities on the base, and even homes in the surrounding areas, forcing the evacuation of nearby communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-262084 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/attachment\/base-de-supertanqueros-matanzas-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_15-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-262088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_15-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_15-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_15-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-262088'>\n\t\t\t\tHousing construction for residents of areas surrounding the Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/attachment\/base-de-supertanqueros-matanzas-26\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_17-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-262089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_17-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_17-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_17-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-262089'>\n\t\t\t\tHousing construction for residents of areas surrounding the Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/attachment\/base-de-supertanqueros-matanzas-27\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_16-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-262090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_16-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_16-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_16-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-262090'>\n\t\t\t\tHousing construction for residents of areas surrounding the Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After days of enormous tension and uncertainty, the fire was put out thanks to the epic effort of firefighters from all over the island, and the advice and technological support of Mexico and Venezuela. The recovery work then began, knowing that the disastrous traces of the fire would not be easy to erase.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262091\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262091\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_11-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four months later, with no details on what went wrong with the safety devices, the recovery work at the Supertanker Base has not finished. The work is still in the first stage, according to what officials explained to the press during a visit this week. This first phase is over 70% complete and has included demolitions, the removal of thousands of tons of twisted debris and the recovery of the dock functions, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noticias-bfcdfe40aba5fd16531bfa267c65748c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>a report<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the AP news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262092\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262092\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_8-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, even in the midst of the work, \u201cthe base has continued to operate, with its limitation,\u201d Liber Sams, the base\u2019s chief investment officer, told AP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have less crude storage capacity, but we have not stopped giving service with an immense effort. We cannot afford to stop. This base is vital for the country\u2019s economy,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262093\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262093\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_5-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of tons of rubble have had to be removed. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four tanks that were saved from the flames have continued to function \u201cas they are,\u201d says the report, according to which the authorities\u2019 plan is to build another four tanks to replace the ones that burned, but \u201cwith new safety measures, among them a greater distance and reinforced with earth in addition to concrete.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the official plans, the first of these tanks will begin to be assembled in March 2023, while the rest will be installed gradually with a totally Cuban investment of about 55 million dollars, AP specifies.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262094\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262094\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_19-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had previously been reported that specialists from the Petr\u00f3leos de Venezuela company (PDVSA) were collaborating with Cuban counterparts in adapting the base\u2019s lightning rod system, with a view to minimizing risks, and based on what is established in current international standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The authorities had also reported on the recovery of the water supply to the base with solutions such as a new well; and on the incorporation of new pumps as part of the fire-fighting infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-262084 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/attachment\/base-de-supertanqueros-matanzas-28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_12-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-262095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_12-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_12-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_12-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-262095'>\n\t\t\t\tNilvia del Pino, a neighbor of the area surrounding the Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/matanzas-supertanker-base-four-months-after-fire\/attachment\/base-de-supertanqueros-matanzas-29\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_13-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-262096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_13-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_13-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_13-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-262096'>\n\t\t\t\tNilvia del Pino, a neighbor of the area surrounding the Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the damaged dwellings, new homes are being built for its residents at a greater distance from the affected area. They should be ready in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, still in shock and horror from what they have experienced, the neighbors await the move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wounds left by the fire, both physical and emotional, are still visible in Matanzas.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262101\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262101\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_3-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, today. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262100\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262100\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_21-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, today. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262099\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262099\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_6-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, today. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262098\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262098\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_24-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, today. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262097\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262097\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_22-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, today. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262102\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262102\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_2-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The material damage is quantified in millionaire losses. Matanzas Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: 600; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262104\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_14-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The material damage is quantified in millionaire losses. Matanzas Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262105\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262105\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_4-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, in December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n<p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262110\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262110\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_18-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Base of what was tank number 49, December 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262111\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262111\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Base-supertanquero_Otm_9-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matanzas Supertanker Base, four months after the fire. 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