Pandemonium broke out yesterday midday amongst passengers when a speedboat that was transporting passengers across the Essequibo River developed a leak and started to take in water.
The incident occurred between 12:20-12:30 hours between Parika and Supenaam. The boat at the time had 20 passengers plus the captain and a crew member.
According to information reaching Stabroek News, the boat was transporting Moruca, North West District-bound athletes who had participated in the Heritage Games in the city. The boat which had departed Parika was nearing Supenaam when the incident occurred. In a phone interview with Stabroek News, Dawn a passenger, explained that about 20 minutes into the journey, water was pouring into the boat, “… we was travelling and then the bottom of the boat bore and water started coming in really fast.”