Italian police arrested Dutch salvage firm owner secretly invited by Govt. for MV Barima recovery

Crime

Politics

Legal

August 7, 2026

Share this article

Italian police arrested Dutch salvage firm owner secretly invited by Govt. for MV Barima recovery

Click to view full size

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Italy previously arrested the owner of Koole Onshore and Koole Offshore (KMS), the Dutch firm secretly invited by the Government of Guyana (GoG) to salvage the sunken MV Barima that claimed the lives of over 100 persons.

Research by Kaieteur News uncovered that the owner and founder of the demolition and salvage company, Paul Koole was arrested in Italy and was held in prison there for embezzlement.

KMS is headquartered in the Netherlands and has established a base in Suriname recently where it can easily mobilise staff and resources to Guyana.

Crime

Politics

Legal

Need the bigger picture?

Ask Gazette to explain what led here, surface earlier reports, or build a timeline from our coverage.

Open Ask Gazette

Sourced from Kaieteur News. Visit their website to read the full story.

Share this article

Comments (0)

Related stories

See articles related to "Italian police arrested Dutch salvage firm owner secretly invited by Govt. for MV Barima recovery"

2 days ago

Govt. secretly invited Dutch firm to lift MV Barima long before issuing tender - well-placed sources

By Kaieteur News

about 1 month ago

Devindra Kissoon threatens “arrest and imprisonment” of competitors in explosives business

By Kaieteur News

Download our mobile app

The portable companion to gazettE. Get notifications, track read articles, and more. The latest news from Trinidad and Tobago, in one place.

Get it for Android Get it for iOS