圭亚那政府已任命国际专家小组调查该国6月18日发生的一起海上灾难[1]。87岁的MV Barima渡轮在从乔治敦前往凯特马港的途中于大西洋水域翻覆，这是圭亚那历史上最严重的海上灾难[1]。官方确认船上共有179名乘客[1]，截至目前已发现73具遗体，76人获救[1]。
调查委员会由伯利兹前总检察长菲利普·戈德弗雷·史密斯担任主席，该5人团队将独立调查包括专业过失在内的各项因素[1]。总统伊尔凡·阿里表示调查委员会拥有"广泛权力"并独立运作[1]。幸存者声称渡轮超载乘客和货物，且船只进水但船员称其"正常"[1]。目前已有3人被逮捕，其中包括获救的船长，后者被控毒品检测阳性[1]。
Guyana's government has appointed an international panel of experts to investigate the country's worst maritime disaster, the capsizing of the MV Barima on June 18, 2024 [1]. The 87-year-old ferry overturned in Atlantic waters while traveling from Georgetown to Kaieteur, with 179 passengers officially confirmed to have been aboard [1]. The incident has resulted in 73 bodies recovered and 76 survivors rescued [1].
The five-member investigative committee, chaired by former Belizean Attorney General Phillip Godfrey Smith, has been granted broad authority to conduct an independent inquiry into multiple factors, including professional negligence [1]. President Irfaan Ali stated that the commission operates independently with extensive powers to examine the circumstances surrounding the disaster [1]. Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, including the rescued ship's captain, who tested positive for drugs [1].
Among the emerging details, survivors have alleged that the ferry was carrying excess passengers and cargo, and that water was entering the vessel, though crew members reportedly characterized the situation as "normal" [1].