Four crew members were found dead on a local cargo vessel at a Water Street wharf last evening and it is suspected that they may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The four men were found in the engine room of the vessel on a lower section of the vessel. The discovery of the bodies was made just before 7 o’clock last evening.
The Police have identified the four dead men as 18-year-old Brandon Deonarine, 57-year-old Nerwaine Persaud, 33-year-old Dominic Alexis and 25-year-old Getindra Sanchara.
Two of the dead men were seamen, while one was the captain of the vessel and the fourth man was an engineer.
According to a Police statement, preliminary investigations indicate that the men were inspecting a dry space within the engine room of the vessel when they were reportedly exposed to suspected noxious fumes and collapsed.
The Police said information received indicates that Brandon Deonarine and Nerwaine Persaud initially entered the engine room and subsequently collapsed.
After they collapsed, Dominic Alexis entered the engine room in an attempt to render assistance but also collapsed.
The Police said 25-year-old Getindra Sanchara was the last to enter the engine room in a further attempt to assist and he also collapsed in the room.
An alarm was raised by other crew members and Emergency Medical Technicians, along with the Guyana Fire Service, responded to the scene.
The Police said the four men were removed from the vessel and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where they were pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The bodies are at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting post-mortem examinations.
Maritime and Health and Safety investigators have also visited the scene and are expected to be part of the much wider probe.
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