Mystery shipwreck causes disastrous oil spill off Trinidad and Tobago

Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago are scrambling to clean up a massive oil spill after a mystery vessel ran aground near the Caribbean island, casting a pall over Carnival tourism.
Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Sunday declared a national emergency as oil leaking from the vessel affected some 15km (nearly 10 miles) of coastline.
“Cleaning and restoration can only begin as soon as we have the situation under control. Right now, the situation is not under control,” Rowley told journalists.
Environmental officials said the spill has damaged a reef and Atlantic beaches, a dire sign for the islands’ resorts and hotels that are the lifeline of the local economy during the Carnival season.
The spill comes at the height of the Carnival, threatening the tourist business that is crucial to the dual-island nation’s economy.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports.
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[@nicholasmohammed5164]

Nothing is never known here, the guns coming in, the drugs, the corruption, nothing

[@Nick-xu2hh]

How does an unknown vessel, even worse if it was being towed, end up that close to the shoreline without being detected by the Coast Guard?

[@RauschSilverstein]

It doesn't. It's on purpose. So who has ill will with Tobago? Let's start there. I can think of a few 'people' who come to mind. This is a terroristic act.

[@giancarlocrumps7564]

They were busy for carnival

[@sandraali5570]

​@@giancarlocrumps7564MORE LIKE SLEEPING!!!.

[@TriniMonstera]

@@giancarlocrumps7564lol, for real

[@miguelhackett4352]

and the Coast Guard base is literally on the same street

[@CH-pt8fz]

Its probably a back handed deal thats gone wrong and these poor people are left to clear up this environmental disaster. Hope the UN help and also find out who is responsible.

[@erinbyrnes5921]

A ghost ship capsizes out of nowhere with no one on board and no distress signals?

[@larsstougaard7097]

Call Putin hotline

[@Jessica-fw4lm]

Excatly

[@BarryDiegoLondon-cy9ij]

Probably smuggling oil out of Venezuela

[@gaildavid7086]

Seems like a setup to get a foot in.

[@speaktruth1350]

Rich enough to buy that much oil, feckless enough to capsize it, conscienceless enough to flee accountability... sounds pretty American to me.

[@sandraali5570]

We have a country closer to us, that fits your comment!!!.

[@yazeeit6183]

More like south central American

[@user-ow3xu3go1g]

That is crazy and their waters are so clear, a terrible shame, hope it can be cleaned up.

[@baldeobeharry3285]

Pirates ah d Caribbean 😂

[@DeGeneral876]

Our beaches will never be the same!

[@tacion5869]

It was obviously plotted like come on.... why??? for what purpose ??? mankind is so Destructive

[@RauschSilverstein]

Looks to be ON PURPOSE

[@carlyletom301]

Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding

[@onicad]

There is more to this story ...we in Tobago not stupid

[@magikindian]

Why don't you say what's on your mind???? Or are you just gas lighting????

[@davehenderson2353]

That NOT my ship as I'm not paying for the cleaner 😂

[@jlmhamedia]

My home country, hope the government deal with this matter quickly

[@Raeann-si9ws]

Ikr he better fix this

[@wizkiddyami3636]

Lol it looks like you don't live here anymore

[@magikindian]

What government?????

[@wizkiddyami3636]

@@magikindian watch how much is the muder rate we have one of the highest in the world and watch how small we is it hurts

[@yazeeit6183]

Thats wishful thinking my brother

[@silentstormwtergrl]

Yall pray for me right now im stuck at home because the oil leak is on the road 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@i382srael]

So where is the oil?

[@magikindian]

It's all about cocaine

[@kesk8963]

This is understandable that no one knew anything. It is carnival and the coast guard like much of the public servants/government workers were busy partying.

[@caleb0388]

Why don't you just keep your unintelligent opinion to yourself

[@rawhenrnh]

You are absolutely right! The blk government and blk coast guard too busy wining and jamming to be bothered by an oil spill

[@solomonkane5978]

where is the crew?

[@jeffreydookwah7056]

You can see that rowley is lieing.

[@Sheldon-bb6ru]

Rowley is lying as usual

[@seanali1099]

the known character strikes again " Mr. not me"

[@matthewthomas3816]

Let me let you know something this man is lying, and he just keep on lying for no reason

[@magikindian]

Funny how they don't mention the cocaine

[@jesse_868]

It have anything Trinidad government know .

[@funkidsstorytime]

And where were the coast guards, ent? SMH

[@zacharypaul4932]

Trini to de bone I assume 🙂

[@jesse_868]

@@zacharypaul4932 🇹🇹👌

[@jesse_868]

@@funkidsstorytime sleeping 😌

[@EmpressAshe]

🤣🤭

[@TheBois434]

its a setup

[@daletrini670]

Conspiracy Theory, Lowering prices of beach front property. Rich somebody comes in and spend millions tp purchase and clean up area. Then prices go back up so high that only the rich could buy it. Then when all the houses are sold to the rich, it will eventually become a private area. Thoughts?

[@magikindian]

That side has no beaches that worth anything

[@Jessica-fw4lm]

The government declared a state of emergency???? Oh plz

[@josam4545]

For a small island nation, it is

[@terrysookhoo2528]

There's no emergency

[@caleb0388]

There is an emergency. State of emergency can be used in different ways. If you are from here and are just using this to attack your own country then keep it to yourself

[@EmpressAshe]

​@@caleb0388Exactly

[@carlyletom301]

This was either intentional, or was being used in part of a drug/arms smuggling "get-up".

[@ramatgan1]

100% American ship. They want to destroy Trinidad.

[@mex3729]

🤡

[@bridiptabharali3433]

Proof

[@larsstougaard7097]

Or Russian ship , half can't dock now and is lost

[@IshMuga]

Cia for sure

[@i382srael]

Any oil left

[@ozoneA6]

My country made news in the east.😂😂😅😅 Racket oil on the black market😂😅

[@user-wl4kc8gq5i]

I heard there are FBI and CIA in the country so no worries.

[@IshMuga]

Cia forsure did this think about it

[@carlyletom301]

The claim is that Belgium authorities had been tracking the vessel/vessels, leaving South America. (Out of Guyana, or Guyana being used as a scapegoat?) And if they were tracking it, they would have known the name on the vessel before the TnT divers found out the name painted on the capsized vessel.

[@Woke365]

Old boat.

[@mariabackcountry]

Where's the oil company? So tax dollars and the labor of volunteers clean this up? Can they not give a slight bit of their trillions.... That regular people have to volunteer because they CARE!!!! But no oil and gas company is going to put a dime into cleaning this?

[@curtlyn9239]

Trinidad under a S.O.E?

[@darrenabraham7463]

Just like.our crime rate outta control

[@user-lh6qy9zj6i]

Keith Rowley basically knows nothing.

[@magikindian]

Why is he required to know anything??? That's not how this island is run. The government is just there to take money from the central bank so they can develop land

[@marlonmg3690]

What state of emergency? Sensationalized reporting as to be expected by this particular news agency.

[@happykitten5695]

🙏🌍🕊❤‍🔥

[@tssweetsdadli7191]

Cartel ship obviously 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@adrianbranker]

THE KRAKEN

[@jugadug]

vandalism

[@TiGer-tq8wi]

Rowley , the lord of lies .

[@AnilSingh-rn3kx]

Trinidad is not a real place 😂😂

[@Timmytr-j1t]

Bro,it had people like that fetting by we by them bar and them

[@Jessica-fw4lm]

I live here

[@Ori-lp2fm]

😮😮😮😮

[@user-zl4xj2us4x]

You never know nothing!

[@shemdickson4445]

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[@Ori-lp2fm]

😊😊😅😅😅

[@sveeyy7131]

everything is too blame for anything that goes wrong 💯 in t&t while unfortunately u r the PM it seems so Bizarre we all know where this is going

[@Azrael__]

Rowley fault!!!

[@juderamnarine5617]

Send some UNRWA money to sweet T&T. 🇹🇹🩷

[@rishiemansingh2276]

Listen to that nonhuman lie. His expert quality. The lieing Master.