Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana late on Saturday, with authorities suggesting an inaccurate passenger list and drug use by
Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana late on Saturday, with authorities suggesting an inaccurate passenger list and drug use by the crew might have contributed to the situation.
No survivors have been found since Sunday afternoon, when Guyanese authorities announced they had rescued 67 people, including 15 children.
The captain and other crew members are now in police custody, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said at a press conference late on Sunday.
"Search and rescue is still in progress," Edghill said. "So to the families that are out there wondering about their loved ones, we are doing everything that is humanly possible to find them."
The MV Barima, which had 116 passengers and 17 crew members, capsized off the North Atlantic coast, approximately 7 miles from shore, while traveling from the capital Georgetown to the village of Port Kaituma, authorities said.
Air traffic control received a distress call from the ferry around 11 p.m. on Saturday, triggering a search and rescue operation.
Edghill said early responses were hampered by the darkness and lack of vessels with scanners that could search for survivors, leaving rescuers reliant on eyesight and
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