Well, the Port's release - which came on Sunday morning - confirms that the tug went to Honduras, and concedes that the there was a lapse in quarantine - allowing the men to go into the village, and also confirms that all five crew members are COVID 10 positive, but stresses that the tug's trip to Honduras was "neither secretive nor illegal."

The release states that the "tug and crew were in Roatan, Honduras for 10 days", a trip for which, quote, "all proper arrangements, permits and approvals were sought and received from the relevant Belizean Authorities…" end quote.

The release goes on to say that because of the COVID 19 threat, quote "it was agreed with Honduran authorities that our crew would not disembark the tug (which is) fully equipped with live-aboard facilities…to last the entire voyage… Upon arrival at the port, the crew was tested by Honduran authorities. These tests returned negative." End quote.

The release adds, quote, "It was mandatory for each member to be tested before returning to Belize. This second test was done two days prior to the vessel's arrival and is supported by a medical report…the tug crew presented its negative test results to the Belizean health authorities upon arrival. It was also agreed with Belizean authorities, that upon arrival at the Port of Big Creek, the crew would be tested onboard the vessel." End quote.

But, the Port says instead the they were directed to the Independence Polyclinic for testing, after which they returned to quarantine at the Port." End quote. That quarantine resumed on the tug.

But, then something went wrong, very wrong - and they broke quarantine. The release glosses over just what was the breakdown, and says, quote, "On the fifth day, there appears to have been a miscommunication that led the crew to disembark and return home." The release does not say where this miscommunication came from, but we gather it is internal. And this breakdown, allegedly, is what stoked the ire of the Ministry of Health.

The release puts it like this: "Within half hour, we received a call from CEO Gough instructing that the crew return to the tug and they immediately complied….Later that night, we received the call that all five crew members were positive for Covid-19." End quote.

So, to put it squarely, due to this so called miscommunication, these men, who were COVID 19 positive, had returned to their homes, potentially exposing others to the virus. More worryingly, multiple reports from the village say that they went to a well-attended party.