Citing the recent rescue of seven men off the Pomeroon coast, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has underlined the importance of wearing a life jacket while travelling on water.
In a statement yesterday it noted that the coast guard had managed to rescue seven crew members after their boat, LADY SHAZEEDA, sank on December 25th off the Pomeroon coast. It pointed out that after several hours on a life raft six crew members were rescued. The seventh, Christopher Williams was rescued after 19 hours in the water.
“What could have been a search and recovery operation was thankfully a successful search and rescue. The diligence of engineer Christopher Williams to correctly don his life jacket is credited for his survival. He drifted away from the other six crew members who were able to get into the ship’s life raft.
“For approximately 19 hours his life vest allowed him to stay afloat until he was rescued by members of the Coast Guard on Monday, December 26, 2022. This is a practical demonstration that life jackets save lives. MARAD thus takes this opportunity to encourage members of the public traveling on the waterways to always wear a life jacket snugly secured onto their body.
“MARAD continues its nationwide campaign of reiterating the importance of correctly wearing a life jacket”, the statement said.
