Ailing MV Kimbia departs for Kumaka

Several passengers standing around the MV Kimbia following its return to the Water Street, Kingston wharf of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Wednesday.

Despite having a mechanical problem which was not fully remedied, North West ferry MV Kimbia departed Georgetown for the hinterland yesterday morning, even as many passengers expressed concern over the state of the vessel.

According to a source within the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), the aged vessel left the city for Kumaka in the Mabaruma Sub-region under “handicapped” conditions around 9 am. The source said that a generator on board the vessel, which supplies power to sections of the vessel, had been faulty in recent months