Sixty-seven people have so far been rescued after a ferry carrying 116 passengers and 17 crew sunk off the coast of Guyana yesterday, local officials have said. Fifteen children are among those recovered after the MV Barima capsized following its departure from the capital Georgetown. Dozens of people are still missing.
Guyana’s Prime Minister Mark Phillips told media that those rescued also include 41 men and 11 women. 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. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said a distress call was received at 23:01 local time yesterday, triggering a search operation involving government teams and privately-owned boats. He told reporters that emergency teams continued their search for survivors.
