Huge wave suspected in Guyana ferry disaster as 67 rescued
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Preliminary reports suggest that a massive wave may have caused the MV Barima to capsize on Saturday night while en route to Port Kaituma, a small village in Guyana's Barima-Waini Region, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill. The vessel was carrying 116 passengers and a crew of 17. As of Sunday, authorities had rescued 67 people, and Edghill expressed confidence that everyone on board would...
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/07/19/huge-wave-suspected-guyana-ferry-disaster-67-rescued/
