Guyana Appoints Experts Tasked with Investigating Ferry Capsizing that Killed Dozens
Belize’s former attorney general will lead the probe as officials examine possible negligence, overcrowding and safety failures in the disaster.
- On Sunday, the Guyana government appointed a five-person international team to investigate the sinking of the 87-year-old MV Barima, which capsized in Atlantic waters on June 18, marking the country's worst maritime disaster.
- Survivors claimed the ferry was overloaded with cargo and passengers, asserting that crews dismissed reports of the vessel taking on water as "normal." The disaster occurred en route to Port Kaituma, an Indigenous community near Venezuela.
- Authorities believe 179 passengers were aboard, with 73 bodies recovered and 76 people rescued. Local authorities have arrested three people, including the rescued captain who allegedly tested positive for marijuana.
- Phillip Godfrey Smith, Belize's former attorney general, chairs the five-person team tasked with determining whether "any acts of negligence, misconduct, dereliction of duty and other failures" contributed to the disaster. Maritime experts from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago join the investigation.
- President Irfaan Ali said the administration expects the independent commission to recommend operational reforms to "improve emergency preparedness and response and reduce the likelihood of similar tragedies occurring in the future.
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Guyana appoints experts tasked with investigating ferry capsizing that killed dozens
Guyana’s government has appointed a group of international experts to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in the country’s worst maritime disaster on record.
GUYANA APPOINTS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION TO PROBE DEADLY MV BARIMA FERRY DISASTER
Five-member panel of legal, maritime and engineering experts given broad authority to examine the sinking, passenger management, vessel safety and emergency response GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Government of Guyana has appointed a five-member international Commission of Inquiry to investigate the sinking of the state-operated MV Barima, as the country continues to mourn its worst recorded maritime disaster. The 87-year-old passenger and cargo ferry…
The government of Guyana appointed a group of international experts on Sunday to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that caused the death of dozens of passengers in the country's worst sea disaster.
Guyana opposition welcomes ferry inquiry while raising concerns
GEORGETOWN. Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s parliamentary opposition has welcomed President Irfaan Ali’s decision to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the sinking of the ferry – the MV Barima, but says the process must be broadened to ensure its independence, credibility and transparency. In a joint statement issued Saturday, the opposition parties—We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the Forward Guyana Movem…
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