Maintenance records show the Guyanese ferry MV Barima had serious, urgent defects flagged from late 2025 to early 2026, months before it sank on July 18.
Guyana · Accountability
Key Facts
—The disaster The MV Barima sank on July 18 with 179 people aboard.
—The toll Reporting cited 76 rescued, 72 dead and 30 missing by early August.
—The records Maintenance logs from November 2025 to March 2026 documented serious defects.
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