According to a GINA release, the small fuel tanker had 20,000 gallons of diesel onboard, and the captain reported that while the vessel was being loaded it appeared to have been sinking.
The captain, according to the release, “cast off in an attempt to seek assistance at a nearby facility and sank adjacent to the said facility.”
The captain and two members were onboard at the time, but there were no casualties.
“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Guyana Police Force and the Maritime Administration Department have been informed and are now investigating the matter,” the release stated.
