Boat Used by Mohamed in MV Barima Search Now Detained by Authorities

By Mark DaCosta- The same vessel used by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed to assist authorities in the search for victims of the tragic MV Barima incident is now in the custody of those authorities, after it was intercepted and detained during an early-morning operation on August 26.

Mohamed, Leader of the Opposition and head of the We Invest in Nationhood party, said the vessel had been used not only in the MV Barima search-and-rescue effort but also to deliver assistance to some of Guyana’s most underserved communities—people he said are “often difficult to access and whose people are frequently forgotten.”

The vessel was intercepted at Friendship Wharf by members of the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence Force and Coast Guard. Mohamed was reportedly on board, accompanied by several Members of Parliament from his party. Authorities cited “reasonable suspicion” of illegal activities before searching the vessel and subsequently detaining it.