A passenger ferry carrying about 116 people capsizes off the coast of Guyana, according to multiple reports citing authorities. The incident occurs between Georgetown and Port Kaituma, with a distress call to the coast guard reported shortly after 11pm local time. Rescue efforts are underway using state and private boats as crews search for passengers and crew who remain missing. Reporting on rescue numbers differs by outlet: the BBC says 53 people are rescued so far, while Courthouse News and other summaries report 67 people recovered, including 15 children. Times of India and several other headlines repeat the initial reported passenger count but provide limited additional details. Authorities continue coordinating the search and rescue operation for the remaining people presumed not yet found. The accounts broadly agree on the location, the approximate number on board, the ongoing nature of the rescue operation, and that dozens of people have been recovered, including children among those rescued.
Ferry carrying about 116 people capsizes off Guyana coast; dozens rescued, search continues
A passenger ferry carrying about 116 people capsizes off the coast of Guyana, according to multiple reports citing authorities. The incident occurs between Georgetown and Port Kaituma, with a distress...
- A ferry carrying about 116 people capsizes off the Guyana coast, between Georgetown and Port Kaituma.
- A distress call is reported shortly after 11pm local time, prompting coast guard response.
- Rescue operations are ongoing using state and private boats.
- Reported numbers rescued vary by outlet, ranging from 53 to 67 people.
- At least 15 children are reported among the people rescued.
A rescue operation continues after 15 children were among 67 people that have been recovered after a ferry sunk off the coast of Guyana, with dozens remaining missing
3 hours agoEmergency response has rescued 67 people, including 15 children, from one of the country’s worst maritime disastersA ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew sank off the coast of Guyana in South America late Saturday, with 67 people, including 15 children, rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities.A massive search-and-rescue operation continues for dozens of missing passengers in what has been described by officials as one of the country’s worst maritime disasters. Continue reading...
6 hours agoThe 67 rescued include 15 children.
8 hours agoAuthorities in Guyana say 67 people have been rescued after a ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized.
9 hours agoAuthorities in Guyana say 67 people have been rescued after a ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized.
9 hours agoA ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized in Guyana, with 67 people rescued so far, authorities said Sunday.
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