November 14, 2025
Scores of boats tie up alongside stranded container barge raiding the vessel of its cargo in North Abaco on November 13, 2025.
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Brooklyn Bridge barge owners face $20k reef damage penalty
THE owners of the Brooklyn Bridge barge which was looted after running aground off Abaco will be fined $20,000 for damaging a coral reef, officials confirmed yesterday, after an environmental assessment found extensive harm to coral reefs.
Three men to face Abaco court over barge looting
Three men are expected to be arraigned in Marsh Harbour, Abaco today in connection with the looting of a barge that ran aground off the island, according to police.
Special task force formed to target those who looted stranded barge
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) has formed a specialised taskforce to target those who looted a grounded container barge in Abaco last week, with six people now in custody.
'Christmas come early'
SCORES of looters in small boats swarmed a stranded container barge yesterday, hauling away goods in such volume that some joked “Christmas come early for Abaco” – while others phoned around asking if anyone had a boat to spare.
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