‘69 rescued, 71 bodies recovered’ – Coast Guard commander details chaos and communication blackout during MV Barima search operations
(Kaieteur News) – A dead Starlink battery plunged Coast Guard rescuers into a communications blackout as they battled pitch-black conditions and rough seas during the desperate search for survivors of the MV Barima sinking off the Essequibo Coast, the presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) heard on Friday. Midshipman Rahul Ramsarup, officer commanding the Guyana Defence Force […] The post ‘69 rescued, 71 bodies recovered’ – Coast Guard commander details chaos and communication blackout during MV Barima search operations appeared first on Kaieteur News .