GDF lost 20 minutes verifying MV Barima distress signal; sea conditions not considered in searches
(Kaieteur News) – Crucial minutes were spent verifying the initial distress signal following the capsizing of the MV Barima, while subsequent aerial search operations were conducted without factoring in tides, currents or wave action, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the tragedy heard. Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Langevine and Flight Operations Officer Captain Simon Gordon […] The post GDF lost 20 minutes verifying MV Barima distress signal; sea conditions not considered in searches appeared first on Kaieteur News .