Three men narrowly escaped being burnt to death after the engine of a fuel laden vessel exploded yesterday at Port Kaituma, Region One.
All three persons aboard the vessel, Lisa 2, suffered varying types of injuries with one currently hospitalized at the Port Kaituma Hospital.
According to reports, at about 12:30 hours, the vessel arrived at Turn Basin Port Kaituma, carrying a total of 33,600 liters of gasoline. The boat was captained by Bishaun France, a 27-year-old of Grant First Trial, Pomeroon River accompanied by two sailors, Britton Williams, 21-years-old and Alejandro Williams, 19. At approximately 09:30 am, France and his sailors went for breakfast at the Port Kaituma Water Front after they completed pumping gasoline into a storage boat. They then returned to Lisa 2 to prepare for their return journey to Charity, Pomeroon River.