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Another piracy attack?…Crew missing, boat found on Whim foreshore

Jul 26, 2014 News

 

Less than 24 hours after a fishing boat was discovered on the river foreshore at Whim, Corentyne, Berbice, a partially decomposed body washed up on the foreshore of neighbouring Suriname, police say.
The boat which was discovered around 16:30 hrs on Thursday, reportedly bears the name ‘Ms. Seema.’ The captain and four of his crew members have been reported missing.
Police say they believe that the body found in Suriname is one of the five men who were sailing on Ms. Seema.
The vessel reportedly left the Skeldon Estate wharf with the captain, Rajin and his crew members, Omesh, Prakash and brothers, Ramesh and Naresh Persaud on July 11, last.
The owner of the boat, Beeram Persaud of Number 60 Village, Corentyne, reportedly told investigators that the vessel with the men was supposed to return after 11 to 12 days but it did not.
According to reports, a man who was only identified as “Redman” saw the untied boat in the muddy area and informed the police since it is unusual for boats to be in that section of the shore.
When police visited the area, the boat’s registration along with the missing men’s clothing, hats and haversacks were discovered inside the vessel. The engine was intact but no fish, seine or anchor was found.
“We made contact with the boat owner because we got the name and everything from the registration. He came (yesterday) and we went and examine the boat,” the police source said.
The source added that early yesterday, ranks from Suriname informed them that a body had washed up over there.
Asked whether the body could have been one of the three missing fishermen who were reportedly kicked into Suriname’s water on July 8 last when pirates stripped their vessel, the source said that based on the description they have received, that might not be the case.
“The body is not so decomposed, so it cannot be any of the fishermen from that attack,” the source said. He added that someone who knows all of the men will be travelling to Suriname today to identify the body.
Feroze Hack, the lone survivor from the July 8 piracy attack, alleged that at around 22:00 hrs that night three masked pirates stripped their fishing boat before attacking and kicking them overboard somewhere in Suriname.
He said that he survived the horrific attack by floating in the sometimes rough water. He claimed not to know what happened to his crew members after the pirates drove their boat over them.
One week after the incident, the body of one of the fishermen, Andrew Gopie, washed up on the Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara foreshore.
Those still missing are Vinesh Drunarine of Uitvlugt, Raymond Gomes and Chandrapaul Jallim, of Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara.

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