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MV Barima Disaster and Regulatory Failures | Guyana News
A damning new analysis reveals the MV Barima disaster wasn’t just bad luck—it was fueled by gaping holes in Guyana’s maritime laws. Veteran maritime scholar Robert C. Millington exposes how passenger ships like the Barima, over forty metres, slipped through regulatory cracks, operating with minimal safety standards compared to even small boats or cargo vessels. The “twenty-four-metre gap” leaves these ships unregulated, while a dangerous conflict of interest exists: the government agency enforcing safety is also the owner of the ships it oversees. Investigations are discretionary, stability…
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