Commission of Inquiry Testimony Places MV Barima Wreckage 3 Miles From Initial AIS Coordinates

Commission of Inquiry testimony places MV Barima wreckage 3 miles from initial AIS coordinates

Testimony before the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima ferry disaster has established that the location of the sunken vessel was identified 3 hours and 26 minutes after its Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) transmitted a distress signal. Captain Learie Barclay, a former Guyana Defence Force pilot who responded to the scene, provided these timing details based on evidence from his flight logs and radio communications. Acco…

Coast Guard first on scene, pulls Barima survivors from dark waters

–rescuers followed cries through darkness to reach men, women, children struggling to stay afloat THE first GDF Coast Guard rescuers followed cries for help through the darkness, directing their spotlights towards people struggling to stay afloat in the turbulent ocean. That vivid account, given by Petty Officer Deon Smith on Thursday before the Presidential Commission […]

MV Barima CoI: Lack of search lights, thermal imaging equipment hindered rescue operation – Pilot

– says “All we could see were our flares…” As day-two of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima tragedy commenced on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre commenced, Roraima Airways pilot Captain Learie Barclay recounted his involvement in the search and rescue operations one day after the vessel sank. According to […]

Location of distressed MV Barima ferry identified over three hours after emergency signal

Last Updated on Friday, 16 October 2026, 0:02 by Writer The area of the sunken MV Barima was located three 3 hours, 26 minutes after its emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) emitted a distress signal that was picked up by satellite and information relayed to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport control tower, based on evidence […]

10 Barima survivors rescued minutes after pilot pinpointed sinking location

Ten survivors of the MV Barima were rescued within minutes of Roraima Airways pilot Captain Learie Barclay pinpointing the location where the vessel had sunk and relaying the coordinates to authorities, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry heard on Thursday. Following an emergency signal and three distress flares, Barclay and his crew identified the location at […] The post 10 Barima survivors rescued minutes after pilot pinpointed sinking loc…