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The sun beats down over Ce­dros on Fri­day af­ter­noon, cast­ing a sharp, sil­very glare across the shore­line. Gulls wheel over­head, squawk­ing as wood­en boats drift gen­tly on the calm, sun-dap­pled wa­ters.

The smell of salt and fish drifts across the air, car­ried by a warm breeze that brush­es against the faces of the fish­er­men. At first glance, it seems a qui­et, re­mote cor­ner of Trinidad. But be­neath the bright calm, the wa­ters car­ry risk.

Re­cent US mil­i­tary strikes just be­yond Trinidad’s mar­itime neigh­bour­hood have sparked alarm and height­ened the sense of un­ease.