Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say

Eight passengers have so far been rescued after the vessel capsized between Georgetown and Port Kaituma.

Dozens missing after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana

Emergency response has rescued 67 people, including 15 children, from one of the country’s worst maritime disasters A ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew sank ⁠off the coast of Guyana in South America ⁠late Saturday, with 67 ⁠people, ​including 15 children, rescued so far, according to Guyana ⁠authorities. A massive search-and-rescue operation continues for dozens of missing passengers in what has been described by officials as one of the country’s worst maritime disasters. Continue readi...

By Neil Marks in Essequibo and Natricia Duncan, Caribbean correspondent

Guyana ferry with 116 people on board capsizes; more than 50 rescued

Rescue operations for remaining passengers and crew ongoing, authorities say.

66 Missing After 86-Year-Old Ferry Overturns In Guyana

The ferry MV Barima left the small English-speaking country at the northeast corner of South America Saturday afternoon with 133 people aboard for a trip from the capital, Georgetown, to the town of Port Kaituma.

Ferry capsizes off Guyana leaving 66 people missing

The ferry MV Barima left on Saturday afternoon from the capital, Georgetown, with 133 people aboard.

Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say

A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with eight people so far rescued local authorities have said.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo