Kamaldai Shuckoo (left) wife of crew member Ramdat Roopnarine, and (right) Sherry Hartman, wife of Wexton Andrews
While there is still no word regarding the whereabouts of the three missing seamen who have, for almost two weeks, disappeared with the MV “Oliver L”, family members are being assured that every effort is being made to bring clarity to the issue. Following a meeting with Works and Transport Minister Robeson Benn yesterday, the wives of two of the seamen have expressed satisfaction at the efforts that are being made at all levels to give them answers.
Speaking with this newspaper yesterday afternoon in an invited comment, Kamaldai Shuckoo and Sherry Hartman, respective wives of Ramdat Roopnarine and Wexton Andrews, announced their satisfaction with the response given during the meeting with the Transport Minister.
Shuckoo said the authorities have reassured them that no time will be wasted in the search for their loved ones. “We met with Minister Benn and he assured us that coast guards are already searching for them.”
Ramdat Roopnarine, called “Batman”, missing crew member of the Mv Oliver LWexton Andrews
She said they were also given the opportunity to meet with officials from the Marine Department, who also promised that they will continue to work assiduously to give the family members the needed satisfaction.
Even while the families hold little hope for the return of the three seamen, they are more comfortable with the fact that the authorities have considered their plight.
The three Guyanese sailors who had left Guyana on that cargo vessel December 11th, 2011, were expected to return home on Christmas Eve Day, after spending a few days in Trinidad and Tobago.
They never showed up as expected, and local and regional maritime officials have since mounted a search for them. Maritime authorities of a string of islands have also been notified of the situation, including those of Barbados, Tobago, Grenada and Puerto Rico. They are keeping a look out for the vessel and crew, since it may have drifted along the eastern coast of Trinidad.
There is still a team of three seamen combing the Venezuela/Orinoco River area for the men. They are yet to return with a report of their findings.
The vessel is reportedly registered in the name of Raymond Lord.
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