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WIOC Reports Progress in Cleaning Jet Fuel Spill

McKinnons PondAntigua St John's - The West Indies Oil Company (WIOC) reported on Tuesday night that it had made good progress in cleaning up a jet fuel spill which had contaminated the McKinnons Pond.

A release said, "Management again regrets any inconvenience caused, especially in the neighboring communities where the leak occurred, and will continue to monitor developments in the area and issue updates as necessary."

A pipeline ruptured on Tuesday, releasing jet fuel into the drain that leads to the pond.

The company was able to stop the source at the leak, and dispatched personnel to the Yorks and Mckinnons areas to assess the effects.


The company assured that the incident would not affect its ability to provide regular service to customers.

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That final comment is the one that got me

#6 Ex antiguan » 2011-07-28 14:17


The company assured that the incident would not affect its ability to provide regular service to customers.


Seriously? What about the birds that nest in McKinnons pond? What about the fish? No concern whatsoever!
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Need a second opinion

#5 Buzzbomb » 2011-07-27 16:19

You nailed it Morris.

Why should we accept the word of the perpetrator at face value?

Perpetrator: "Honest officer, I was just walking down the street with my knife and that guy backed into me......4 times".

Yeah, right.
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What!

#4 real » 2011-07-27 15:55

What! Inconvenience to Who? Continue doing what you'll accustom to do. Give the people of that area CANCER. Someone need to Stop WIOC . Now.
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SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

#3 Paul Scales » 2011-07-27 12:54

WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT , THE McKINNONS POND AND YORKS AREA..........T HE DAMAGE THAT YOU HAVE DONE,AND HAVE BEEN DOING FOR SO MANY YEARS!!!!!!! AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS .....THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT IT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE REGULAR SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS!!!!!! WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS,YOU SHOULD BE SHOT !!!!!!
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Inconvenience, BS crime more like !!!

#2 Nemo » 2011-07-27 10:51

This was not an inconvenience it is a crime, but being owned in some part by governemnt and representing $$$ nothing will happen, look at Crabbs last year..anything happen of consequence? None that I am aware of and if any one knows differently please enlighten me.

What folks do not seem to get id these cases put a few toxins into the ecosystem, little bit, little bit little bit and then there come the consequences! Cancers, birth defects, poor development etc and I recognize I am speaking very generally.

This is one of the reasons that climate change is underway, a natural process that has been accelerated hugely!
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RE: WIOC Reports Progress in Cleaning Jet Fuel Spill

#1 Morris » 2011-07-27 09:46

BP said the same thing after the recent oil spill in the Gulf og Mexico.
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