Guyanese among 30 passengers rescued after boat sinks in Corentyne River

A vessel carrying cargo and passengers sank in the Corentyne River on Friday evening.
Waterkant.Net – a Media House in the Dutch-speaking territory reported that approximately 30 adults and 3 children were on board at the time.
The boat was on its way to Apoera from Nickerie (a town in Suriname). The incident occurred at the mouth of the Nickerie and Corentyne Rivers.
Reports are that an SOS was sent out after the boat started taking on water due to an engine failure and slowly sank.
Waterkant.Net reported that the report was received by the Surinamese authorities around 8:15h and the police, together with the National Army and boatswains responded.
When emergency services arrived, they managed to get all passengers safely ashore. No injuries were reported.
The vessel, called ‘Blur Boat’, transports cargo and passengers between Orealla – situated fifty miles up the Corentyne River, Siparuta and Corriverton on the Guyana side of the river and between Nickerie and Apoera.
Orealla is located in Guyana, while Apoera is in Suriname. The distance between these two locations is approximately 150 kilometres (about 93 miles). The vessel is owned by a Surinamese couple. (G4)