Big Creek (Belize)
| Big Creek (Belize) | |||
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| Data | |||
| owner | Banana Enterprise Limited | ||
| start of building | 1990s | ||
| opening | 1990s | ||
| Port type | Deep water port | ||
| Piers / quays | 133 m | ||
| Goods handled | Bananas , citrus fruits , shrimp | ||
| website | http://bigcreekgroup.com/ | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| province | Toledo District | ||
| Country | Belize | ||
| Coordinates | 16 ° 30 ′ 10 ″ N , 88 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | ||
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The Big Creek Port Facility is a deep water port in Belize . The port facility is located at the mouth of Big Creek in the Caribbean Sea , in the Toledo District .
The port facility was built in the 1990s by private investors. The port facility has 133 meters of quays.
Belizean bananas , citrus fruits and shrimp are shipped via Big Creek . The oil from Spanish Lookout is also exported via Big Creek .
In October 2001, the diving cruise ship capsized Wave Dancer by Peter Hughes during Hurricane Iris ago Big Creek. 20 people died (3 crew members, 17 vacationers).
Individual evidence
- ↑ About us. Banana Enterprise Limited , archived from the original on January 28, 2011 ; accessed on February 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Luther Monroe: IMMARBE Releases marine casuality report on Wave Dancer tragedy . Ed .: CDNN . ( HTML (web archive) ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed March 27, 2011]).