The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) says it has detained a vessel operated by the BOSAI Bauxite Company after the wake generated by the vessel caused damage to several small passenger boats. In a statement, the MARAD said that the boat, Motor Vessel BG Faith IMO 1061661, was operating on Monday between Georgetown and the BOSAI Bauxite Company’s wharf at Linden, a river port on the Demerara River in the northeast, known as the nation’s bauxite mining heartland, when the incident occurred.
It said that while no casualties or injuries have been reported, ‘the wake generated by the vessel caused damage to several small passenger boats operating in the area’.
MARAD said it has since launched an investigation into the incident ‘and will engage all stakeholders involved, with the view to having all damages remedied.
‘The vessel is currently moored alongside the Bosai wharf, where it is currently being detained,’ MARAD added.
Bosai Minerals Group Co., Ltd.(Bosai Group) has total assets exceeding US$3.5 billion, the sales revenue exceeded eight billion US dollars in 2024.
The French-based group has a network of over 10 large manufacturing subsidiaries and trading branches in China, Guyana and Germany.