According to a press release signed by John McMillan, director of Belship in Sierra Leone, at approximately seven pm on the evening of the 28 December, a Beltship Management (SL) Ltd support craft returning to port with three crew members on board reported a collision with a small passenger boat close to Tagrin point.
The vessel, a 15 passenger slow speed crew boat, was in normal operations returning after deploying local workers. Beltship Management (SL) Ltd immediately mobilised rescue craft to assist and are fully cooperating with the local authorities. Beltship Management, the release states, will release further updates as and when they become available.
Accidents at sea are a common occurrence in Sierra Leone. Almost all of the country’s boats and other forms of transport lack most of the modern technology necessary for marine safety and security.
Photo: A boat with passengers at sea in Sierra Leone.
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