Ferry Carrying 116 Capsizes Off Guyana Coast

Rescue operations continue as authorities search for passengers and crew still missing

A ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized while traveling between Georgetown and Port Kaituma in Guyana, prompting an ongoing rescue operation, authorities said.

The BBC reported that eight passengers had been rescued in the early stages of the response, while Al Jazeera later reported that more than 50 people had been pulled to safety. Both outlets said rescue operations for the remaining passengers and crew were continuing, though the total number still unaccounted for was not immediately clear.

Authorities have not yet given a cause for the capsizing.

— Compiled from reporting by Al Jazeera and BBC.