Environmental concerns over marooned ship

Thu, Jan 27th 2011, 10:00 PM

By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

PORT officials are baffled over the origins of a ship marooned just off Blackbeard's Cay - which has left the island's coast strewn with clothes, shoes and other supplies.

As environmental concerns mount amid claims the vessel is leaking oil, Port Controller Commander Patrick McNeil, who was on leave when the boat ran aground, said an investigation is underway to find the ship's owners and form a plan to dislodge it from the reef.

Meanwhile, when questioned about the large vessel stranded just off their workplace, Blackbeard's Cay employees claim they are unaware it even exists - despite the shore being litt ...

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