Essequibo fisherman missing after boat collision in Suriname

Fifty-two-year-old fisherman Terrence Gomes, a father of five and resident of Bush Lot in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), has gone missing and is now feared dead following a boat collision on Wednesday afternoon in Surinamese waters.

Reports are that Gomes had left his home last Saturday to go fishing with a crew of five Guyanese, and they were expected back home this week. However, an accident occurred, and Gomes has gone missing.
“After the crash, they fell out of the boat… However, the boat that collided with Gomes’s boat managed to rescue the five men. After realising that Gomes was the only crew member that is missing, they called and told us about the incident, and that they searched but they cannot find him anywhere,” a relative told this publication.

Gomes, who has been engaged in the fishing industry for over 20 years, is the father of children aged 9, 11, and 12. Gaitree Singh, his wife of 13 years, is hoping her husband is alive. “My husband is the breadwinner for my home. I have three kids for him, and I need my husband to come home,” the grieving woman cried. “I am calling on you guys and the Government to help me right now. I need your prayers too, and I need you to help me look for my husband to come home. I need him so much.”