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Another speedboat crashes off Kaow Island
Several persons, many without life jackets, were injured after a speedboat crashed off Kaow Island in the Essequibo River yesterday.
According to reports, the vessel which carries the name “The River Quest Jet boat service” left Parika Stelling at 4:00hrs with about 15 passengers, heading for Bartica. One hour into the boat ride the intoxicated speedboat captain lost control of the vessel and slammed into several trees.
A section of the crashed boat next to Kaow Island
“I was sleeping when the boat crashed. Is a lucky thing is trees we crash into because if it was rocks we would have died,” one passenger told this publication. “Imagine we didn’t get no life jacket when we go into the boat either and the captain was drunk.”
It was further disclosed that another speed boat in the area noticed the accident and rendered assistance while persons were able to contact relatives by cell phone to assist with their rescue.
“The captain of the boat did not go to the hospital because he was drunk. People’s belongings were left in the boat. These situations should be investigated since these boat operators put people’s lives at risk with their stupidity,” another passenger noted. This newspaper, is however questioning why the passengers made the decision to board a vessel without lifejackets and even with a drunk operator. The prerogative was theirs to decline using that boat.
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