MV Barima disaster: Engineer lacked maritime certification, search faced obstacles, rescue logs relied on media
(Kaieteur News) – The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the fatal capsizing of the MV Barima on Monday exposed troubling gaps in vessel maintenance, maritime safety procedures and the coordination of the initial search-and-rescue operation, with testimony revealing that the vessel’s chief engineer lacked formal maritime certification for his position, mandatory safety drills were not being […] The post MV Barima disaster: Engineer lacked maritime certification, search faced obstacles, rescue logs relied on media appeared first on Kaieteur News .