The breadth of knowledge on this forum often amazes me. You guys are awesome.
I know that a standard tactic of the Bahamian Govt. in situations where laws are broken or environmental damage is done is vessel confiscation. I have a friend who's boat was seized over a mistake he made declaring the amount of ammo he had on board for his firearm. They kept the boat until the fine, which was quite large, was paid. I'm not saying that this is the same situation, but it will be interesting to see if they do something similar here. If the reports about the damage to the yacht are correct, it likely isn't going anywhere for a while anyway.
Admittedly, I am jumping to conclusions about who is at fault here, but it seems like the yacht's negligence caused quite a bit of discomfort and trouble for the people of the cays that relied on Tropic Breeze for fuel. I can see a Bahamian politician playing that up for all it is worth.