The ferry, Sabanto suffered extensive damage after it collided with the Supenaam Stelling last evening and will be out of service until further notice.
A statement last night from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said that there were no fatalities or injuries as a result of the accident.
“However, due to the damage caused, the MV Sabanto will be out of service until further notice. The MV Malali and MV Makouria will instead provide service for the Parika to Supenaam route, and vice versa.
This service will occur as per normal, commencing at 5:00am”.
The state said that a team from the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) has been deployed to assess the damage.
The Ministry and the Management of T&HD apologised for any inconvenience caused.
Stabroek News was told that in addition to the damage to the vessel and the stelling’s floating ramp, a truck being transported by the vessel crashed into two cars each of which sustained some damage.
Reports say that emergency works had to be undertaken on the vessel to get the passengers and vehicles off.
An official of the T&HD said that the captain of the vessel has given a preliminary recount of the incident but will today be questioned in detail by maritime and MPI officials.
