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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 ...
News Guyana » Barima-Waini » Travel: Guyana tightens ferry safety procedures following MV Barima tragedy
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Phillips says the Government is strengthening compliance with standard operating procedures across the country's ferry service following the MV ...
News Guyana » Barima-Waini » Travel: Efforts to refloat sunken Guyanese vessel to begin Wednesday
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken MV Barima using specialised flotation equipment as rescue and recovery ...
News Guyana » Barima-Waini » Travel: Towards an Amerindian nation
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the MV Barima, a 132-foot passenger and cargo ferry, capsized off the Essequibo coast in Guyana. It capsized at approximately 11 p.m., in 45 feet of water, around seven ...