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"Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the
twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency”.
Crews are struggling to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on
Tobago’s southwest coast.
The government has yet to identify the owner of the mystery vessel that
overturned near Tobago on Wednesday last week, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said
Sunday.
It was not immediately clear how much oil had spilled and how much remained in
the largely submerged vessel. It was also not clear what caused the vessel to
overturn as there were no emergency calls, no signs of crew and no clear
indication of who owned the ship.
Divers have not been able to contain the leak and are trying to determine how
to remove the remaining oil, said Farley Augustine, chief secretary of Tobago’s
House of Assembly, who toured the area with the prime minister."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
