Gov’t remains committed to MV Barima recovery mission as death toll reaches 72

What this source establishes

The Chronicle reports Prime Minister Mark Phillips said in an update on the evening of Thursday 23 July that two additional bodies were recovered, bringing confirmed fatalities to 72, of whom 65 had been positively identified, while technical teams continue repositioning the vessel. He said 22 assets — 19 vessels and three aircraft — remain deployed across a search zone of roughly 2,100 square kilometres extending to Waini Point, warned against unauthorised drones, and said ministers attended funerals in Regions One, Three and Six.

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