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Tug captain vanishes under puzzling circumstances

Feb 23, 2014 News

A Mocha, East Bank Demerara family is anxiously awaiting word about the fate of a 74-year-old tug and pontoon captain, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances at Itaballi, Cuyuni/Mazaruni some two days ago.
George Clarke, the missing man, is said to have vanished while working on the vessel, the MV Arawai, which is owned by Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL). Police have been notified about the man’s disappearance.
Clarke’s relatives and a crewman from the tug are at odds as to when he went missing.
The crew member, who was the only other person on board, told Kaieteur News that he last saw the captain at around 11.00 hrs on Thursday. However, a daughter of the missing man insisted that she spoke to her father at around 19:00 hrs on Thursday.
The crewman told Kaieteur News that they were moored near the Mazaruni River shore at Itaballi, while other TPL workers were loading logs onto the pontoon. He said that in the meantime, he was assisting Clarke to pump water out of the tug. According to the crewman, he was below deck holding a hose while the tug captain was above operating the pump.
The crewman said that after about 30 minutes, he realised that the pump had ‘slowed down’ and he went on deck to check on Mr. Clarke, but did not see him.
The man said he then searched the entire tug, including the engine room and the toilets, but saw no sign of Clarke.
“Then I called the rest of the men on shore and they (also) say that they had not seen Clarkie,” the man said. Kaieteur News was told that the men then concluded that Mr. Clarke had fallen overboard. However, the crewman said that Clarke had never complained of feeling unwell or of having dizzy spells.
One of the missing man’s daughters said that she last saw her father last week Sunday, and he later left for Itaballi with another crew member. She said that she last spoke to him at around 19:30 hrs on Thursday. According to the woman, on Friday, she received a call from her brother, who asked if she had heard what had happened to their father. She said that it was only then she was informed of Mr. Clarke’s disappearance. The missing man’s children have said that they suspect foul play regarding his disappearance.
Mr. Clarke is the father of seven, and the siblings said that their 70-year-old mother is devastated by his disappearance.
Caption: Mr. George Clarke and his wife   (saved as missing seaman)

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