00:00What went through your mind when you realized some of the buoys were stolen?
00:04I think that's a shame. It's an embarrassment to us.
00:09And the whole nation on the whole.
00:11But that's part of a life I suppose there's always going to be people who try to take away from
00:17the good things that people try to do for us.
00:21What advice do you want to give to the THU?
00:25Put measures in place to try and make sure that it doesn't happen again.
00:28And if they find out who did it, punish them to the full extent of the law.
00:33On Tuesday, the Office of the Chief Secretary said that on 19 October 2026,
00:39while installation works were still ongoing, it was discovered that approximately 30 feet of rope
00:46and five newly installed buoys had been cut and removed from the main bathing area at the Pigeon Point Heritage
00:54Park.
00:55The safety barrier was installed by the Tobago House of Assembly at a cost of $400,000.
01:02We also caught up with visitors from Trinidad, Canada and the United States celebrating a 40th wedding anniversary.
01:11They commented on the vandalism.
01:14That is very bad.
01:16Knowing that it's safety for human beings, for jet skiing and things not to enter the place
01:23because not too long it had a tragedy across here.
01:29So this is precaution for people to be within a confined area that you don't have the mechanical machinery coming
01:39into the area.
01:40And that is very drastic that people taking that to do what?
01:47To do what?
01:49It's just wickedness.
01:50While on the beach at Pigeon Point, visitors from London, who were awaiting their reef tour to the marine park,
01:58spoke with TV6 News.
02:01Someone stole some of the buoys. What are your feelings on that?
02:04I think that's crazy. I don't know why you'd steal a buoy, but I think it's good that it's there
02:08for safety
02:09because obviously for us, man, like we come from London, we're not used to the ocean as much.
02:13So if they weren't there, we'd probably just start venturing out there and God knows what happened.
02:17So yeah, don't like hearing that.
02:22It's quite sad to hear people come and destroy something so beautiful.
02:26Beautiful beaches, the food. We tried doubles today for the first time.
02:30My God, the doubles was absolutely amazing.
02:34I want to get more of the spiciness, everything. The people are friendly.
02:38It's good vibes, all through and through.
02:40When we get back to Trini, we're going to try some bacon shark as well.
02:43Really have the authentic, you know, cuisine. But yeah, excited, having fun.
02:47Sources indicate while there are some cameras at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park,
02:52there will be increased surveillance before the end of the year.
02:56Head of the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association, Reginald McLean,
03:01has called for the perpetrators to be caught, prosecuted and banned from the marine spaces in Tobago.
03:09Tobago police are investigating.
03:11Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
03:17One of them is injured and was a little less recognized from anybody.
