OPINION: MV Barima: facts, frank positions
by GHK Lall I applaud civil society groups for their calls re the MV Barima tragedy. I endorse sending ministers ...
Tag: MV Barima Commission of Inquiry
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
OPINION: Barima salvage award: congrats, then consternations by GHK Lall
by GHK Lall I extend personal congratulations to the BK Group for nabbing that $1.034 billion MV Barima salvage award. ...
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