The death toll from a state ferry capsizing off Guyana's coast has reached 72, with 76 rescued from 179 aboard. A criminal investigation is ongoing, detaining three, including the captain, as questions arise about the 87-year-old MV Barima's service and rescue efforts.
Guyana's ferry disaster death toll is estimated at 100, with 53 bodies recovered and 76 survivors from 179 aboard the MV Barima. Authorities face pressure over the incident, which involved alleged overloading, engine trouble, and delayed rescue, leading to an investigation and detention of the captain and crew.
A legal challenge by four plaintiffs against the Coroner's Court verdict on the 2012 Lamma IV sinking, which killed 39 people, has ended in Hong Kong's High Court. The plaintiffs withdrew their application after the Legal Aid Department rejected their funding request.
The death toll from a ferry capsizing off Guyana's coast has reached 41, with 77 rescued and dozens missing. An investigation is underway, with Prime Minister Mark Phillips vowing legal action for negligence. The ferry's captain and a crew member tested positive for cannabis, leading to their arrest.
A ferry capsized off Guyana's coast, resulting in 27 recovered bodies, 69 rescued, and 83 missing from 179 people on board. The captain and a crew member were arrested for marijuana use, and an investigation into negligence and unrecorded passengers is underway.
Four individuals have applied to Hong Kong's High Court to quash the coroner's findings that a missing watertight door on the Lamma IV ferry was a deliberate design choice rather than an oversight. The application, filed without lawyers on Wednesday, also seeks a fresh inquest on this issue. Thirty-nine people died when the Lamma IV was struck by the catamaran Sea Smooth near Lamma Island on October 1, 2012, during a trip to watch National Day fireworks.
