BY PINOY OFW - An accident aboard a cargo ship on the Atlantic high seas late Tuesday night left one Mexican dead and one Filipino seriously injured, authorities said. The incident occurred aboard the MV Global Leader, a vehicle carrier that is en route to Brazil.
Well-placed sources told Demerara Waves Online News that initial information received suggests that a rescue boat might have collapsed on the two sailors.
After the incident occurred, the Bahamas-registered vessel anchored near a buoy five miles off Port Georgetown.
A Maritime Administration (MARAD) pilot boat rushed to the vessel with medical and other personnel to take off the body of the 46-year old Mexican man and 38-year old Filipino.
In keeping with its schedule, the MV Global Leader continued its onward journey so that it could dock at a Brazilian port on August 16 at 15 hours.
The MV Global Leader, whose IMO number is 9237319, was heading from Mexico to Brazil when the incident occurred on the high seas. When the captain plotted his location, Guyana was the closest country from which he could have sought assistance in keeping with international maritime regulations, officials said.
