MV Barima positively located as recovery operation intensifies

What this source establishes

A DPI release marking the state's transition from search and rescue to full recovery, and recording that the wreck was found on information from a fisherman, Haresh Singh, some 38 hours after the distress call. It gives a location time of approximately 1:31 p.m. Monday and records the arrival of a 15-member French Armed Forces team from French Guiana tasked with recovering victims and gathering evidence. The reliance on local fisherfolk and a privately owned vessel for verification is stated on the record.

Official statement recorded in this source

The sunken MV Barima was positively located at approximately 1:31 p.m., allowing authorities to transition from search and rescue operations to a full recovery phase.

Figures cited in this source

8 bodies recovered by 12:35 p.m.; total confirmed recoveries 10

Key claims

• The vessel's location was confirmed at approximately 1:31 p.m. after fisherman Haresh Singh provided information on the wreck's possible location.
• Local fishermen and the privately owned vessel Gilligan Island played key roles in verification.
• Authorities transitioned from search and rescue operations to a full recovery phase.
• A 15-member team from the French Armed Forces in French Guiana joined the operation: 12 specialist divers, two medics, one mechanic.
• The French team works alongside local dive teams to recover victims and gather evidence from the site.
• 13 assets were deployed by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre from first light on Monday.
• By 12:35 p.m., eight bodies had been recovered, bringing total confirmed recoveries to 10.
• All recovered bodies to be transported to Charity for processing by health and police authorities before transfer to Suddie Hospital.

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