Duzgit Venture still making shipments despite investigation on internet 'sabotage' in Tonga Featured
Duzgit Venture
12 September, 2019. An oil tanker accused of involvement in the sabotage of Tonga's internet is still making shipments to the kingdom.
Owners of the Duzgit Venture have admitted it could have "trapped" Tonga's internet cable with an anchor in January.
The incident, which left Tonga with drastically cut internet services for 12 days, has been described by Tonga's internet provider as sabotage.
A shipping manager with the Duzgit Venture's local agent, Dateline Shipping, said he's handed over vessel data to the police.
But Fine Tohi said the tanker is still servicing Tonga and made a delivery on Wednesday.
"We are the agents of the ship, of that oil tanker and we are still the agents for her as she continues to service Tonga and bring their oil from Fiji."
Police didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the status of their investigation.
Satellite data placed the Duzgit Venture at the locations and time of the cuts to Tonga's only international undersea internet cable link on January 20, according to the director of Tonga Cable.
Paula Piukala told RNZ Pacific in July it "was clearly sabotage" by a powerful but unknown actor.
Weeks after the incident, the Turkey-based Duzgit told the French oil giant Total - whose oil the Venture was carrying at the time of the cable cut - that it could have "trapped a cable with its anchor", a Total spokesperson told RNZ Pacific last month.
Duzgit has declined to comment while the police investigation is ongoing.
Tongan officials have said they will pursue damages against anyone responsible for the cable cut.
- RNZI
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PIVENI PIUKALA HOPES HIS FICTIONAL & NONSENSICAL FALSE GUESSWORK WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME TRUE...IF TOLD REPEATEDLY. There is no truth, no evidence, and nothing to support Piveni Piukala's baloney sandwich.
Piveni Piukala is a foolish dreamer whose "school-mutu" education amounted to nothing but benefited from favors provided by friends and powerful people like the late PM Akilisi Pohiva. Together with PM's son Siaosi Pohiva have ruined the Tonga Department of Education as well.
There's no proof the MV Duzgit Venture setup out to "sabotage" Tonga's Internet service in February. This is all Piveni Piukala's lies and "fiepoto" guesswork. There's no proof. -
There are two things I believe it should happen. Tonga sue Duzgit for the damage repair cost then Duzgit fire the captain. It is the normal cost of doing business. Mistake happen. We fix the problem then move on. However, I feel Tonga is afraid to make the move to sue. Why? Tonga is afraid of Duzgit stop delivering the oil. So what? You believe in global warming. No oil for Tonga means you help fighting the global warming. Koe anga ia, 'ai e lea ke tatau moe tuhu. If not, you're just a fake believer as the global warming hoax. America can also sell you oil. That's capitalism. Total is not the only game in town.