MV Barima CoI: Lack of search lights, thermal imaging equipment hindered rescue operation – Pilot
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October 16, 2026
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– says “All we could see were our flares…”
As day-two of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima tragedy commenced on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre commenced, Roraima Airways pilot Captain Learie Barclay recounted his involvement in the search and rescue operations one day after the vessel sank.
According to Barclay, after receiving the coordinates from National Security Advisor Gerry Gouveia Snr. during the wee hours of the day of the incident, he flew a Roraima Airways Highlander aircraft to the location.
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