Four men died on Wednesday evening on board a vessel docked at a wharf at Lot 13A Water Street, Georgetown.
Dead are Brandon Deonarine, 18, a seaman of Support, East Bank Demerara; Nerwaine Persaud, 57, a boat captain of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD); Dominic Alexis, 33, a seaman of De Kendren, West Coast Demerara; and Getindra Sanchara, 25, an engineer, of Cummings Lodge, ECD.
Police on Wednesday evening said that they are investigating an incident, which occurred at about 18:30h on board a cargo vessel docked at a Water Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown wharf, that resulted in the deaths of four crew members.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the men were inspecting a dry space within the engine room, located in the lower section of the vessel, when they were reportedly exposed to suspected noxious fumes and collapsed. An alarm was raised by other crew members, and emergency medical technicians, as well as the Guyana Fire Service, responded to the scene.
The men were removed from the vessel and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where they were pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The bodies are at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting post-mortem examinations.
Speaking with Guyana Times, Public Utilities Minister Deodat Indar confirmed that the four persons had died on the vessel, “Captain Virat”, which is owned by a Guyanese.
“An investigation on the cause [is ongoing]… the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is also part of the investigation,” the Minister told this publication.
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