‘Piracy’ boat captain returns from Suriname, being questioned by police

Andrew Gopie

By Mario Joseph

 

Police were last evening questioning the captain of the fishing boat from which four men went missing in an alleged pirate attack which has seen one body recovered so far.

The captain of the boat, Feroze Hack, of Lusignan who arrived in Guyana from Suriname yesterday had told the owner of the boat, Deochand Bharat that the crew was attacked by pirates at night in Suriname waters.

Hack arrived in Guyana yesterday morning, and went into the B/V Police Station at approximately 11am. A police detective explained that Hack was released by the Surinamese authorities after satisfying their investigation of the alleged piracy. He further mentioned that Hack,