MV Barima CoI: Vessel-monitoring systems, sea conditions guided Coast Guard’s search – commander

…says 26,000 miles searched as Coast Guard tracked distress signals

On day five of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the MV Barima tragedy, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Commanding Officer Commander David Shamsudeen testified that electronic charts, sea-condition assessments, tidal patterns and lessons from previous operations guided the search for the vessel.

The commanding officer made these remarks at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Tuesday morning.