Maritime
Guyana, Suriname agree to substitute vessel for Corentyne crossing as Canawaima goes into drydock
Suriname has agreed that Guyana would provide a barge, MB Sandaka, to ply the Corentyne River crossing while the ferry,...
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Venezuelan diver here to refloat MV Barima dies in Guyanese waters
Days after his death, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) confirms that a Venezuelan diver, here to refloat the MV Barima...
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Chevron opted out of funding deep-water port’s engineering and design
Bechtel, a major United States engineering and procurement company, says Chevron turned its back on financing the engineering and design...
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Emergency response plan catered for 125 occupants of MV Barima
Images of the sunken MV Barima ferry that were captured by a survey vessel that was working for Exxon Mobil...
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Former MARAD safety director says ferries had no safety records during his tenure
Coordinator of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Retired Captain John Flores swearing to tell the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry...
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MARAD gets high-tech search-and-rescue communication system
The Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) would next week commission a sophisticated communication system to receive distress...
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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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