Archive Photographs from South Trinidad

―Published on 19th December, 2014 by Shaun Rambaran.

Otaheite Oil Spill
A scene from Otaheite Bay, Trinidad after the South Trinidad oil spill of December 2013. The livelihoods of fishermen and animals alike were adversely affected. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
A layer of discarded conch shells litters the shore of Otaheite Bay. Corbeaux and fishing vessels stand in the distance. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
A sixteen-year-old fisherman echoes the sentiments of his adult peers, requesting compensation for the livelihoods adversely impacted by the oil spill at Otaheite Bay and its nearby mangrove. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Arm of an Otaheite fisherman, towing his boat back to shore for docking. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
A fisherman's foot, covered in oil after wading through the oiled mangrove at Otaheite. He scrapes it on a discarded tyre to get his feet just clean enough for the trip back to Otaheite Bay. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Otaheite crab and conch fishermen, walking through the oiled sand, showing off the effect of the 2013 South Trinidad oil spill on their catches.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Primnath 'Crab Man' Baboolal, partly covered in mud and oil, holding a crab he just plucked from its oiled burrow in the mangrove at Otaheite.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Roots of the mangrove at Otaheite covered in black oil after an oil spill. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
A happy-looking, Otaheite fisherman smiles as he shows off shells he discovered while cleaning a boat. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Thin-film optics causes a colourful sheen to appear, as a layer of oil floats atop the sea-water just off of the Otaheite mangrove. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
President of the Otaheite Fishing Association, Michael Ramnath, releasing his boat for a trip to the nearby mangrove. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Oiled feet of an Otaheite fisherman, walking away from the oil spill site at the mangrove near Otaheite Bay. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Oyster vendor, Asha Sylvan, speaking about the oil spill at Otaheite Bay, Trinidad. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Floating boom, reportedly installed by Petrotrin, fails to keep spilt oil from affecting the mangrove at Otaheite. January 4th, 2014.

Otaheite Oil Spill
Sea birds feeding at the waters off Otaheite Bay, Trinidad. January 4th, 2014.

Archive photographs from Otaheite Bay, South Trinidad, from January 2014; just after the Petrotrin oil spill. Rishma Hansil created a short video [3:42] about the spill.

Publish Date: 19th December, 2014

Project: Gazette

Tags: adobe camera raw, archive, environment, journal, mangrove, oil spill, otaheite, trinidad