A passenger ferry carrying 116 people capsized off Guyana's coast late Saturday night — and by Sunday, dozens were still missing.
The MV Barima was sailing its usual route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma.
Then it wasn't.
An air traffic control tower logged the distress call at exactly 11:01 p.m.
One message.
Then chaos.
The vessel overturned near Iron Punt, off the Essequibo Coast.
By the time rescue boats reached the site, survivors were already scattered across dark water.
So far, over 60 people have been pulled out alive.
Dozens remain unaccounted for.
Here's what MV Barima was carrying when it went down:
On paper, that's a well-equipped ferry.
In the water at midnight, paper doesn't count for much.
MV Barima wasn't new.
Records show the vessel was built in 1939.
That's an 87-year-old ship, still running a passenger route in 2026.
Investigators haven't confirmed what caused the capsize.
But that number alone is already reshaping the conversation.
Guyana didn't search alone.
Suriname sent boats.
So did Trinidad and Tobago.
Brazil and Venezuela joined too.
Four countries, one coastline, one night.
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill confirmed both government and privately owned vessels joined the hunt through the night and into daylight.
Right now, families in Port Kaituma and Georgetown are waiting by their phones.
Not for headlines.
For names.
The search is still ongoing.
The questions about how a decades-old ferry was still carrying 116 lives are only just beginning.
That's all for now!
