Parika and Supenaam speedboat operators are busy working to ensure that their craft are regularly maintained and are river worthy.
This is in response to reports that an increasing number of these speedboats are experiencing infrastructural and engine malfunction during the transport of passengers. According to reports, at least six speedboats within the last two weeks have suffered varying engine malfunctions. One passenger related that a boat she was travelling in last week suffered engine failure and its passengers were stranded for 20 minutes on the Essequibo River before they could be rescued. She related that some passengers suffered panic attacks prior to them being rescued.