Businesswoman Nanda Basdeo, whose cargo went underwater after the vessel – MV Shivita 2 — transporting her items sunk while en route to Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini) has estimated her losses to be in the millions.
This was related to Guyana Times on Monday by the distraught woman, who was still calculating the value of the items which were lost.
Speaking with this publication, Basdeo said, “I can’t give a direct amount about the cost ‘cause I know it’s millions of dollars’ worth in goods gone down the drain. Me and them Coast Guards went back to the site, but still we couldn’t save nothing. Right now, is so hard to deal with.”
On Sunday, about 05:00h, the vessel was transporting the cargo from
The sunken boat in the Waini River, Region One
Georgetown.
It was reported that the boat left a Georgetown wharf to transport cargo first to Mabaruma and then Port Kaituma, Region One. However, about half an hour before arriving at Mabaruma, the vessel capsized after a strong gush of wind pushed it off course onto a mudflat.
This incident occurred as the vessel was entering the Waini River channel. At the time, there were four crewmembers on board, including the captain, all of whom survived the mishap.
Sources said that as the boat drifted, crew members were able to send out an alert on the radio set to the Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard, who responded to the distress call and was able to rescue the men as the boat sank.
By that time, boat operators from nearby communities who also picked up the distress call arrived on scene to lend assistance.
However, nothing could have been done to save the vessel or the cargo.
