Oil/Diesel spill from RT drain ends up @ sea next to Village Cay Marina & Hotel
![Another area on Wickham's Cay I, Tortola where the oil/diesel is present. Photo: VINO](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_i_IMG20180205WA0012.jpg)
![Presence of the oil/diesel could be seen and smelt in this area near Village Cay, Tortola. Photo: VINO](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_i_IMG20180205WA0013.jpg)
![It is unclear if there is any negative impact on the environment due what appears to be a oil or diesel spill. Photo: VINO](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_i_IMG20180205WA0015.jpg)
Village Cay Hotel and Marina was not the cause of the oil or diesel leaking into the sea from a drain next to its property as our roving camera followed the trail and found that it appeared to be coming from either a nearby generator being serviced or further up where oil and other items were poured into an open drain in the capital city.
The smell of the petroleum products affected customers trying to have a meal at Village Cay. It is our newsroom’s understanding that the Department of Disaster Management and the Fire and Rescue services were called to the scene.
Director of DDM Sharlene S. DaBreo did not respond to our queries on the matter while Chief Fire Officer Zebalon A. McLean was unable to comment on the issue as he is not in office today.
Conservation and Fisheries Department (C&FD) could not be reached for a comment up to time of publication.
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