Venezuelan rice ship sinking offshore Essequibo

Mar 14, 2017 News, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....-offshore-essequibo/

The coast guard and other relevant authorities are still investigating the matter of a ship that began sinking a few miles off the Essequibo Coast around Wednesday of last week.

The ship is currently going down approximately two miles off the shore of the Devonshire Castle Hampton Court area on the Essequibo Coast.

Investigations revealed that the vessel of Venezuelan origin was transporting rice back to that country at the time of the incident.

According to local fishermen, the stern of the vessel is currently under water whilst the bow remains afloat. It is believed that the ship sprang a leak whilst out on the ocean. Due to high tides and enormous waves, the vessel was washed closer to shore. The crew on board the vessel (all Venezuelan nationals) was rescued without any serious casualties. Though a huge quantity of the rice was destroyed by salt water, it was reported that those rescuing the crew were also helping themselves to the rice on board.

Since the new administration took office in 2015 the Oil for Rice agreement between Guyana and Venezuela came reached its conclusion.

Though the leaders of these two countries refuse to renew the agreement, the citizens of both Venezuela and Guyana continue to collaborate behind the scenes. In secrecy Guyanese continue to provide food for Venezuelans, and Venezuelans continue to provide fuel for Guyanese.

However these recent mishaps do not appear to be a coincidence. Just last month another vessel smuggling fuel to Guyana was confiscated.

"Though the leaders of these two countries refuse to renew the agreement, the citizens of both Venezuela and Guyana continue to collaborate behind the scenes. In secrecy Guyanese continue to provide food for Venezuelans, and Venezuelans continue to provide fuel for Guyanese."

Nothing new,that underground activity was going on since the Kabaka days,that's big business.

Is that part of the bilions $ they speak of as being lost?  

That vessel do not appear to be sea worthy to me, then again desperation brings out the daring side of people.  

cain posted:

Is that part of the bilions $ they speak of as being lost?  

On target,

knew a few folks who became multi-millionaires with fuel smuggling,one fella a "trader mostly from the US" in mid 80's,who supplied Electronics Components for my repair business,later ventured in to illegal activity.

Our resident dumbo who's name begin with a D got nuff experience in dem runnings.

Just so we all clear on this I talking bout another D.

Who dat?

Django posted: knew a few folks who became multi-millionaires with fuel smuggling,one fella a "trader mostly from the US" in mid 80's,who supplied Electronics Components for my repair business,later ventured in to illegal activity.

Did you know that Donald Ramotar's brother Shaymus was smuggling fuel from Venezuela? Your De-Groot friend told me so.

Gilbakka posted:

Django posted: knew a few folks who became multi-millionaires with fuel smuggling,one fella a "trader mostly from the US" in mid 80's,who supplied Electronics Components for my repair business,later ventured in to illegal activity.

Did you know that Donald Ramotar's brother Shaymus was smuggling fuel from Venezuela? Your De-Groot friend told me so.

Yep,

I know him personally and more thru a another friend,i will bite my tongue,he visits my friend when in N.Y. they know each other since young days.

ball posted:

Who dat?

Anudder one.

This is one of the most frightening experiences at sea, where only the ship's bow light can be seen in a dark stormy ocean.

The light goes under the waves and the heart stop to see it surfaces again.

Gilbakka posted:

Django posted: knew a few folks who became multi-millionaires with fuel smuggling,one fella a "trader mostly from the US" in mid 80's,who supplied Electronics Components for my repair business,later ventured in to illegal activity.

Did you know that Donald Ramotar's brother Shaymus was smuggling fuel from Venezuela? Your De-Groot friend told me so.

And who told DeGroot friend so???  This is the second ship that sink "mysteriously."   Cutting off food supply from a country to weaken it is a sin.   They will starve the Venezuelans like how they starve the Cubans.

You could be right but who "they" doing this?

Come to think of it is probably as said,  loose lips that sinkin them ships.