THE Maritime Administration Department of the Ministry of Transport is seeking assistance from the public in locating a vessel which was responsible for an accident in the Pomeroon River last Saturday, but up to yesterday was still unidentified.The department in a press release yesterday said that the unidentified vessel slammed into the fishing vessel “Lady Pinky” which was anchored off the coast of Guyana in the Pomeroon River. The accident occurred at approximately 02:30 hrs last Saturday.
According to the department, the unidentified vessel collided with the fishing boat, causing it to sink but the four occupants on board were able to use their life saving devices and stay afloat until they were rescued by another fishing vessel several hours later.
The men were then transferred to another vessel which brought them to Port Georgetown on Monday, where the matter was formally reported and statements taken.
Efforts by this newspaper, yesterday, to make contact with the four men to ascertain what exactly happened on sea were futile since officials from the department were not willing to release that information until their investigations are completed.