The 40 foot French sailboat known as the "Termaji," has been stuck on the reef in front of Caye Caulker since December 30th. And tonight, it's still there. The Department of the Environment says that it's tried to remove the vessel from its grounded position, but because of bad weather, the team had to postpone the removal of the vessel for safety reasons more than once.
Salvage operations started on 15th January but according to a release issued today, quote, "several uncontrollable setbacks have …delayed the removal of the vessel from the reef." Unquote. But it has been shifted 15- 20ft from its original position into deeper water, where, quote, "it has been secured to ensure as minimal damage as possible to coral colonies nearby." Unquote.
Once the weather permits, the team will return to remove the vessel from the reef. Once that is finished, a damage assessment will determine the damage to the Reef.
The Department of the environment has also reported on a fish kill in the Placencia lagoon. On Wednesday, February 4, the DOE visited the area, which is a marshland northwest of the Lagoon.
But, the DOE personnel did not observe any evidence of the fish kill and conducted on-site water quality assessments, which found that the water quality of the marshland was normal. Personnel also collected water samples to determine if insufficient oxygen levels caused the fish kill.
The DOE says it will continue to monitor the Lagoon and conduct further water quality assessment.
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