Dozens missing after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana
Emergency response has rescued 67 people, including 15 children, from one of the country’s worst maritime disasters
A ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew sank off the coast of Guyana in South America late Saturday, with 67 people, including 15 children, rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities.
A massive search-and-rescue operation continues for dozens of missing passengers in what has been described by officials as one of the country’s worst maritime disasters.
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