Dozens Feared Dead After Passenger Ferry Sinks Off Guyana Coast
Dozens of people are feared dead after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana, with rescue operations underway. The actual number of passengers on board is unknown, complicating search efforts.
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Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast
Fifteen children are among 67 people rescued, officials say, with dozens still missing.
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No survivors have been found since Sunday afternoon, when Guyanese authorities announced they had rescued 67 people, including 15 children.
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Rescuers have been able to save 67 passengers so far. It is unknown exactly how many people were on board as authorities said the passengers' list is inaccurate.
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An ageing ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, with 67 saved and rescue teams searching for the rest, officials said on Sunday. The ferry MV Barima left the small English-speaking country at the northeast corner of South America on Saturday afternoon with 133 people aboard for a trip from the capital, Georgetown, to the town of Port Kaituma. Port Kaituma is inland in the oil-rich Essequibo region and the ferry travels along the coast in the Atlantic before...
By Agence France-Presse
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Captain and crew members arrested as search and rescue continues
By Emily Green
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Reuters) -- Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana late 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 Guyana authorities announced they had rescued 67 people, including 15 children. The captain and several crew members are now in police custody, Public Works Minister Jua
By The Korea Herald
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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.
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