On the 21st local time, the Guyanese government announced that the number of victims in the recent ferry capsizing accident had risen to 53, of which the identities of 26 had been confirmed. Furthermore, the number of people rescued rose to 76. On the evening of the 18th local time, the “Balima” ferry carrying 116 passengers sank off the coast of Guyana. The ship had sent a distress signal. The “Balima” originally planned to travel from Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, to Ketuma Port in the northwestern part of the country.

On the 21st local time, the Guyanese government announced that the number of victims in the recent ferry capsizing accident had risen to 53, of which the identities of 26 had been confirmed. Furthermore, the number of people rescued rose to 76. On the evening of the 18th local time, the “Balima” ferry carrying 116 passengers sank off the coast of Guyana. The ship had sent a distress signal. The “Balima” originally planned to travel from Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, to Ketuma Port in the northwestern part of the country.