An investigative collaboration between Bellingcat, GuardianTT, and journalists including AJaveed and ThomasBordeaux4, supported by documents and @obtusatum, has uncovered a network of Panamanian companies responsible for an oil spill off the coast of Tobago. The tugboat 'Solo Creed,' which towed the sunken barge causing the spill, was found to be part of this network, previously implicated in transporting sanctioned oil to Venezuela. The investigation spanned multiple countries, linking entities in Panama, Guyana, and Nigeria. This revelation has prompted further scrutiny into the environmental and legal ramifications of the incident.
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We identified the barge that caused a massive oil spill in Tobago. We tracked it picking up oil in Venezuela. Now we've identified the owners of the tug pulling it. With @obtusatum, @AJaveed, and members of the @bellingcat discord: https://t.co/ebwjjio3O9
A story that started in Tobago linked entities in Panama, Guyana and Nigeria. A joint investigation with @bellingcat’s team @obtusatum. https://t.co/WWWtULfohf
My latest for @bellingcat, with @GuardianTT's @AJaveed and @ThomasBordeaux4: documents show the "Solo Creed," which towed the barge that caused an oil spill in Tobago, belonged to a network of Panamanian companies that previously moved oil from Venezuela. https://t.co/k8hhQggiIk
Our work continues on the oil spill off the coast of Tobago, with @GuardianTT, we can reveal that the tugboat "Solo Creed," which towed the sunken barge, belonged to a network of Panamanian companies accused of transporting sanctioned oil to Venezuela. https://t.co/25swklePJP