Boat with bodies found in Atlantic

Local authorities have launched an investigation into the discovery of bodies in a boat floating about 120 km offshore Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn told Stabroek News that based on a report received, the discovery was made by the crew of a vessel which was heading to Georgetown.

An inter-agency task force comprising of members of the Guyana Defence Force coast guard and the Maritime Administration Department was established to investigate the discovery.