{"id":204730,"date":"2026-07-19T09:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/19\/ferry-carrying-116-passengers-sinks-off-guyana-coast-authorities-say\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:35:29","slug":"ferry-carrying-116-passengers-sinks-off-guyana-coast-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/19\/ferry-carrying-116-passengers-sinks-off-guyana-coast-authorities-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with eight people so far rescued, local authorities have said.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt, on its route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma.<\/p>\n<p >A distress call was received at 23:01 local time (03:01 +1 BST), triggering an urgent search operation involving state and private boats, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said in a statement posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p >The state of the operation is currently unclear and it is not known whether authorities expect to rescue the remaining passengers.<\/p>\n<p >The MV Barima was built in 1939 and is 40m (131ft) long, according to a listing on VesselFinder. <\/p>\n<p >Edghill said it was fitted with 250 life jackets, two rigid life crafts and six inflatable life crafts.  <\/p>\n<p >Prime Minister Mark Phillips is said to be leading the government response. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with eight people so far rescued, local authorities have said. 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