Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited is welcoming the Government’s decision to establish a Commission of Enquiry into the diving tragedy at Berth 6 in the Gulf of Paria.
Paria, via a media release, says it looks forward to presenting the facts on the incident which took place
on Friday, February 25th involving five divers at Paria’s facility in Pointe-a-Pierre. Paria is also taking the opportunity to clarify and reinforce that the decision to prevent further entry by LMCS divers into the 30-inch pipeline during the search and rescue exercise on February 25th was made by Paria and supported by the TT Coast Guard and other external experts.
Paria notes that the Occupational Safety and Health Authority is currently conducting its own investigation into the incident. The company says it is fully committed to making available all relevant documents and information to the investigating team, and is looking forward to the completion of the investigation.