In addition to the missing three-man crew of the cargo vessel the MV Oliver L for whom the search continues, some 23 seamen have been reported missing at sea within the past decade. No trace has ever been found of the men and in most cases, of their vessels either.
Last December Wexton Andrews called ‘Mampy’, 33, of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD); Ramdat Roopnarine, 38, of Lot 483 Zeelugt, WCD and Claude Burnette, 55, of East Ruimveldt in the city disappeared at sea. Their families were expecting the men home in time for Christmas from Trinidad and Tobago, but after their anticipated time of arrival passed the families grew concerned and subsequently checked almost every possible location for the men.
The vessel left Trinidad and Tobago four days before
