Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say0

• & Crowdsourcing News, CoECI News, Energy & Environment Newsletter, Gaming News Roundup, Gear / Gear News and Events, Global, Global Precipitation, global warming, globalstar, Home, House, News, newsletter, Newsletters, Nexstar Media Wire News, People News, Photovogue / Editorial / News, Politics / Politics News, Property / News, Reviews, reviews-rit-ads, Security / Security News, shop, Shop Beauty, Shopping, starlink, Surface Water, trending-uk, WORLD, World / Middle East
• July 19, 2026

A ferry carrying 116 passengers sank off the coast of Guyana and eight people have been rescued so far, local authorities said. The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt, en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. A distress call was received at 23:01 local time (03:01 +1 BST), triggering an urgent search operation involving state