The Martinique company, Somara AS, has been notified by Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) that its barge which collided with the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Sunday morning is being detained here until further notice.
“The vessel is detained at 15:00hrs on September 5, 2022 due to the following violations: Damage to property belonging to the Government of Guyana,” states a notification to the owners, which quoted Sections 439(3) of the Guyana Shipping Act.
According to a release from the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC), on Sunday at approximately 11:31 am, a vessel -Desal 1- with two tugs – Alpha 1 and Chaka – transporting sand, was travelling northbound when it hit a retractor span (the edge of span 9) of the Demerara Harbour Bridge.