Maritime deaths fell by just over half to 23 last year, according to the Maritime Administration Department (Marad), which recorded fewer accidents than the previous year.
At a Ministry of Public Works Performance and Review presentation on Friday, Marad Director Claudette Rogers noted that the total number of water-related deaths fell from 43 in 2013 to 23 deaths in 2014.
The deaths due to boat accidents in 2013 numbered 17, while for last year there were four. Deaths associated with piracy in 2013 numbered six, while an
