MV Barima CoI… MARAD Director admits no State vessel is seaworthy
The Director of Safety for the Maritime Administration Department admitted before a Presidential Commission of Inquiry that state-owned vessels often operate without stability certificates. This testimony follows claims by Public Works Minister Juan Edghill that the MV Barima was seaworthy. The vessel sank in July, resulting in fatalities. The official conceded that state vessels frequently navigate Guyanese waters without basic seaworthiness documentation.
By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – Months after Public Works Minister Juan Edghill dismissed claims that the MV Barima was seaworthy following its fatal July sinking, the Maritime Administration Department’s (MARAD) Director of Safety conceded before a Presidential Commission of Inquiry that state-owned vessels regularly navigate Guyanese waters without basic seaworthiness and stability certificates. In the […] The post MV Barima CoI… MARAD Director admits no State vessel is seaworthy appeared first on Kaieteur News .