MARAD opens maritime safety office in Bartica

Director General of Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) Claudette Rogers cutting the ribbon at the commissioning of the MARAD safety office. From left are Mayor of Bartica Gifford Marshall and Regional Chairman (Region 7) Gordon Bradford. (GINA photo)

In a move to ensure safety on the rivers and waterways, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has officially opened a Maritime Safety centre at Bartica.

The project was initially launched when the government mandated MARAD to seek urgent measures to improve the, “safe use of the rivers in this community as a number of river related accidents seem to be a weekly occurrence”, MARAD Director of Safety John Flores stated.