Maritime
MARAD’s communication systems inadequate – MV Barima COI Commissioner
Harbour Master Romain Seurattan The Maritime Administration's (MARAD) communication systems appear inadequate, the Rear Admiral (Ret'd) of the Trinidad and...
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MV Barima COI: GDF coast guard commander makes U-turn on communication recordings of search and rescue
Coast Guard David Shamsudeen (centre) being advised how to respond to questions at the Commission of Inquiry into the capsizing...
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MARAD does not license maritime staff; promoted after training, MV Barima ferry COI hears
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) chief engineer, Christopher Clarke, who has been working at that regulatory agency for 20 years, said...
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Rescued MV Barima ferry occupants weren’t wearing lifejackets
The location of the MV Barima At least 31 occupants of the sunken MV Barima ferry, who were rescued from...
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GDF Coast Guard arrived on scene two hours after receiving MV Barima distress alert
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard vessels arrived in the area where the MV Barima ferry sank just over two...
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Location of distressed MV Barima ferry identified over three hours after emergency signal
Captain Learie Barclay The area of the sunken MV Barima was located three 3 hours, 26 minutes after its emergency...
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Air navigation director says MV Barima emergency beacon wasn’t registered
Director of air navigation services Rickford Samaroo The emergency beacon aboard the sunken MV Barima was not registered with a...
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T&HD goods wharf appeared ‘fixed up’ for MV Barima inquiry visit; areas of MV Ma Lisha badly corroded
A vehicle weigh scale that the MV Barima inquiry commissioners found was not connected to any other device and was...
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BK International preferred bidder to salvage MV Barima – CoI
Dr. Andrzej Jasionowski The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry almost three months ago...
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MV Barima CoI keen on hearing from captain, others but murder charge may be legal obstacle
Captain Kevin Price The five-member Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of the MV Barima ferry is interested in...
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