Kaieteur News – The Government on Tuesday explained that the increase in the number of confirmed survivors of the MV Barima tragedy from the previously reported figure to 77 was the result of an overnight verification process that reconciled information received from multiple sources involved in the search and rescue operation.

See government’s full response to queries about how the number of confirmed MV Barima survivors increased from 69 to 77:

The adjustment mainly resulted from information being received from several different sources. As that information came in it was carefully reviewed and verified it to eliminate any duplication and provide a more accurate account of the number of persons rescued.