Dear Editor,
My condolences go out to the relatives of those fishermen who perished when they went out at sea to earn a living.
I do not know what are the local rules regarding persons on such small motor vessels; I know that, in Canada, the occupants on those types of vessels are required to wear life jackets. Those men might not have been wearing any life jackets, and because of that, lives were lost.
Editor, I have seen a popular Youtube sponsor in Guyana who goes as ARD, who is always a critic of the road conditions when he is going out on his money-making trips, which he showcases on his channel. This man goes with persons in little boats along rivers in the hinterland and on the Atlantic Ocean to catch fish, some of which he gets, and of course to promote his business. The only person who wears a life jacket is he. I have seen a post with him and three men recently on the Atlantic Ocean when they left from Ogle. The three men were sitting on the edge of the boat and the water was rough. He was the operator, and the only one who was wearing a life jacket.
I would never go on such trips, knowing that I might be the only one who might survive if there was a disaster. I think that attitude is selfish, and the authorities need to pay attention to persons boating in deep waters.
Regards,
Kenneth Singh
