{"id":2051298,"date":"2026-07-19T09:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051298"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:20:58","slug":"ferry-carrying-133-passengers-and-crew-sinks-off-guyana-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051298","title":{"rendered":"Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"PrimePrime Minister Mark Phillips \/ Facebook<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A search and rescue operation for dozens missing people continued on Sunday<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sixty-seven people have so far been rescued after a ferry carrying 116 passengers and 17 crew sunk off the coast of Guyana, local officials have said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fifteen children are among those recovered after the MV Barima capsizedfollowing its departure from the capital Georgetown on Saturday. Dozens of people are still missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A distress call was received at 23:01 local time (03:01 GMT Sunday) triggering a search operation involving government teams and privately-owned boats, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We’re hopeful we’ll be able to account for all that were on board,” he told reporters as emergency teams continued their search for survivors on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Those rescued also include 41 men and 11 women, Prime Minister Mark Phillips told media. He added that the boat’s captain was among that number.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The captain has since returned to the area to assist the “significantly increased” rescue operation, he added, as crews more than doubled their search area on Sunday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Phillips said the boat had been within its weight capacity at the time of the incident, and that it was licensed to hold more than 300 passengers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The names of those onboard will be released once rescue operations and medical checks are complete, he said on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Assistance centres have been set up for relatives of those rescued and passengers still missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The MV Barima was travelling to Port Kaituma when it capsized near Iron Punt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Edghill said it was fitted with 250 life jackets, two rigid life crafts and six inflatable life crafts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It was built in 1939 and is 40m (131ft) long, according to a listing on VesselFinder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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