On Monday August 16th, 2010 at approx 9:45am, a large oil slick was discovered west of Crabbs Peninsula, from the air. The slick was followed to its origin through (some dead) mangroves, up a creek, under a fence and to a single large pipe on the property of the Antigua Power Company (APC).

The gallery presented actually shows three different points in time from two different photographers. The first 19 photos were the discovery. The 20th photo to the 25th photo were take at about 10:45am. In that time, one can see the movement of the slick and the speed in which the heavy black oil has traversed to arrive onshore. The 26th photo and to the end were taken later, on the ground at the point of the offence. From the time the spill was witnessed and alerts were sent out, to the time the team arrived on-site on the ground to document the spill, workers were dispatched with heavy equipment to dig up and bury the toxic remains at the origin of the spill. The task had not been completed before the last photos were taken.

A couple items to note... When viewing the slick in the images, take note of boats, the shore, the creek and the pipe to get a sense of how large the spill actually was. On the 4th photo, you can see a boat, which best shows the size of the spill.

Staff at The Observer initially questioned the origin of the spill, but closer review of more images show details of its origin and make it impossible to dispute. The Coast Guard was contacted by Observer staff. According to The Observer's journalist covering the story, The Coast Guard was unable to locate any evidence of the spill.