The Board of Inquiry (BoI), commissioned to investigate the circumstances that led to the MV Tradewind Passion colliding with the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), has recommended that the River Pilot’s licence be suspended for 24 months.
Since the October 8 incident, the pilot’s licence had been suspended and he was under active surveillance by the Maritime Adminis-tration Department (MARAD). MARAD had said that the likelihood of a permanent suspension of the River Pilot’s licence was being strongly considered.
