Trinidad and Tobago on alert for potential collapse of Venezuelan oil tanker

The government of Trinidad and Tobago reported that it is in continuous contact with Venezuela in the appearance of the warning that the oiler tank Nabarima, which carries more than a million barrels of oil, may overturn in the Gulf of Paria.

“The Government continues to be concerned about the warning that this event could have a negative impact to the environment,” declared the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in a press statement.

The department also announced that its team of specialists is prepared to progress to the area to investigate the location of the ship carrying more than a million barrels of oil.

The statement of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago added that Venezuela declared that the ship was tilted; however, it does not present risk because it stabilized.

Trinidad and Tobago on warning for the potential fall of Venezuelan oil-laden.

Furthermore, the foreign ministry of Trinidad and Tobago declared that it has demanded to authenticate this information by writing to the Venezuelan Government in progression to have way and make its own decisions on several incidents.

Given this, Venezuela has agreed to allow a team of Trinidadian authorities to traverse the border and enter the ship, but after only after October 20.

Besides this, the Trinidadian government condemned Venezuela as an ambassador of the latter had claimed on October 15 that the image revealing the inclination of the ship was mere propaganda.

The US embassy in Trinidad and Tobago demanded to interpose in the marine accident, however, they declared that no sanctions would be issued to a potential environmental situation concerned.

However, he repeated that “the United States continues to be concerned about the possible danger to the safety and the environment caused by the vessel.”

The embassy also stated that the Venezuelan state company PDVSA should take accountability for the event.