Prime Minister Mark Phillips announced on Monday that a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana, killing at least 27 people as the small South American country grieved the loss. Phillips informed reporters that 69 individuals on board the MV Barima had been rescued since the ship capsized on Saturday night, but 83 more were still unaccounted for.
After raising the death toll from a previous 10, he stated, “Our focus again is on finding people.” “There is still hope. The old ferry capsized while sailing from the capital city of Georgetown to the inland Essequibo region of Guyana. After being unsure of the exact number of passengers involved in the accident, Phillips declared he was now “confident” that 179 persons were on board.
Juan Edghill, the minister of public works, had already claimed that the ship’s passenger manifest, which listed 133 passengers, was false. Earlier on Monday, local fishermen joined recovery operations as authorities increased the search area from 400 to 1,070 square kilometers (154 to 413 square miles). According to the presidency, the French army also dispatched a mechanic, two physicians, and twelve divers from neighboring French Guiana to support the search and rescue effort. Following the incident, Phillips informed reporters on Sunday that two crew members on the aging ferry tested positive for marijuana and that an investigation was in progress.
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