Secretaría de Marina (Mexican Navy)

The Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), or Mexican Navy, is a cabinet-level department responsible for maintaining the security and sovereignty of Mexico's maritime zones. Currently, SEMAR is newsworthy due to its involvement in responding to a significant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has contaminated hundreds of kilometers of coastline in Veracruz and Tabasco. The Navy is participating in cleanup efforts, with authorities having collected over 800 tons of oil waste. The source of the spill remains unidentified, and the responsible company is unknown. The government has formed an interdisciplinary group to investigate the cause. SEMAR's role highlights its importance in environmental protection and disaster response within Mexico's coastal regions, particularly in addressing the ongoing ecological and economic consequences of the spill.