Captain killed after tug slams into boat at DeVeldt

Andre Thompson

A 42-year-old boat captain of Number 28 Village, West Coast Berbice lost his life at DeVeldt, Berbice River when a tug crashed into a boat he was in around 4 am yesterday and a man is in custody assisting police with investigations into the death.

Reports are that Andre ‘Steer’ Thompson was apparently asleep when the tug belonging to Oldendorff Carriers Guyana Ltd crashed into the boat,