MV Barima tragedy: No follow-up inspection conducted despite safety defects – MARAD director tells CoI
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November 13, 2026
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Despite acknowledging that the MV Barima had several deficiencies, some of which were considered high priority, Director of Maritime Safety at the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), Captain Courtney McDonald, told the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the deadly MV Barima tragedy that the vessel’s inspection report never explicitly declared it unfit for another voyage.
He also revealed that no order was issued for follow-up inspections between November 2025 and July 2026.
McDonald, who oversees waterway safety, compliance and safety infrastructure across Guyana, confirmed during Thursday’s hearing that MARAD received an inspection report in November 2025 outlining deficiencies identified aboard the vessel.
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