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December 24th 2013 (Christmas Eve) Southern Supplies Limited and Safety Plus Limited provided emergency supplies to Petrotrin for the oil spill cleanup effort.

The following is an extract taken from www.guardian.co.tt Published: Friday, December 20, 2013

“An oil spill which began in Pointe-a-Pierre on Tuesday worsened yesterday, as it spread along the south-western peninsula coastline, reaching as far as Chatham. And its impending impact now has state-run oil giant Petrotrin facing possible legal action from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), since the devastation caused by the spill has already affected several communities and hundreds of citizens and was yet to be contained up to last night.

The EMA, in a release yesterday, said: “Once the source of the spillage is determined, the EMA will be assessing the situation from a legal and compliance perspective to ascertain whether there is any breach in environmental legislation.” 

EMA acting managing director Gayatri Badri Maharaj said “a comprehensive investigation and continuous monitoring will be conducted by the EMA to ensure that any threat to the ecology within the affected area is contained, and that the clean-up activities are efficiently managed.” She added that “human and environmental impacts will be treated with priority.”

In a release yesterday, Petrotrin confirmed that oil was observed at Point Cocoa Beach in Chatham. This came on the heels of oil washing ashore at Queen’s Beach and Station Beach in La Brea on Wednesday. The spill started when a ten-inch main ruptured in Pointe-a-Pierre on Tuesday. The horrific damage from the oil spill became evident in La Brea as dawn broke and tides receded yesterday.

Boats caked with oil and damaged fishing nets lined the shore as Petrotrin/Trinmar health, safety and environment employees battled high winds and rolling waves to contain the spill. The pungent smell of crude oil had enveloped the community overnight and was still noticeable yesterday.”

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SSL and SPL were contacted by Petrotrin for the urgent supply of Tarpaulins, Oil Sorbent booms, Rags, Disposable coveralls, Gloves, Glasses etc. Truck loads of cleaning, containment and safety supplies were sent to the Point Fortin warehouse, Trinmar base operation on the brink of Christmas.

This is the kind of dedication and support the SSL group of companies has to our country and customers. We wish the community of La-Brea and affected areas the best possible solution from their predicament. We wish the best of luck to Petrotrin in their efforts to contain and clean up the leaking oil. The SSL group will give full support to the best of our abilities.

See links below to view the categories of items we can offer in these types of situations;