The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) has announced that the Adventure Stelling is back in operation after its closure to aid the safe retrieval of a lorry and its driver from the Essequibo River.
The rescue operation was expedited by a fellow lorry driver and an employee of T&HD. The mishap occurred at approximately 07:55h and the service from Adventure resumed at 16:30h.
On June 8, while the vessel, m.v. Torani was being off loaded at the Adventure Stelling, lorry # GEE 7332 rode over the chock that was placed behind the rear wheel, pushed its way through the securing chain and ran overboard, on the seaward side of the vessel.
“At the time of the incident, the lorry was being driven by one Christopher Browne and it was conveying 15 tons of fertilizer.  The gross weight of the lorry was 22 tons, which is the present acceptable weight on the Essequibo Ferries,” the T&HD said in a release.
The Management of the T&HD has expressed regrets for any inconvenience caused by the unfortunate incident. (GINA)