Investigation Launched After Ferry Sinks Off Coast of Guyana
- The ferry MV Barima capsized off Guyana's coast on Saturday night while traveling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, leaving 27 confirmed dead and 83 people missing among 179 passengers aboard.
- Authorities detained the captain and a crew member after they tested positive for marijuana, while discrepancies in the passenger manifest prevented officials from accurately determining how many people were aboard.
- Public Works Minister Juan Edghill expanded the search to 1,040 square kilometers and condemned the longstanding practice of selling seats for cash without recording passengers as "a criminal action."
- On Monday, President Irfaan Ali visited survivors and families while Prime Minister Mark Phillips launched an investigation into potential negligence by police, defense force, and maritime administration officials.
- Rescuers supported by oil and gas sector vessels with scanners continue searching as Edghill characterized the sinking as the country's worst marine disaster in decades, despite the vessel's licensed safety capacity.
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Guyana’s authorities have raised 27 bodies recovered after overturning this Saturday night the MV Barima ferry, with about 180 people on board, off the coast of the Caribbean country, in an event that has resulted in 69 rescued and more than 80 missing. The ferry was headed to Port Kaituma after leaving at 3.15 p.m. on Saturday (local time). At 23.01 the Timheri control tower received a distress message that has mobilized the emergency services,…
The cause of the tragedy is still unknown. The captain of the boat has been tested positive for cannabis.
At least 27 people have died and 69 others have been rescued after the wreck of the ship MV Barima, which was travelling with 179 passengers from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, Guyana. Local authorities have found the boat after it sank Saturday night off the North Atlantic coast. Guyana's prime minister, Mark Phillips, said that the number of people on board increased from 133 to 179, after reviewing the images recorded during the ferry's boarding…
Guyana Ferry Disaster Death Toll Rises as Officials Reveal 46 More People Were on Board Than Manifest Showed
At least 27 people have been confirmed dead after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana, with search teams continuing to look for 83 people still missing in one of the country's deadliest maritime disasters in recent years. Authorities said the rescue effort has been complicated by major inaccuracies in the vessel's passenger manifest. Although the official list recorded 133 passengers, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said officials ar…
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