A search-and-rescue operation is underway after a ferry carrying 116 passengers capsized off the coast of Guyana, with authorities confirming that 53 people had been rescued as of Sunday.
The vessel, MV Barima, overturned near Iron Punt while travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma on Saturday, the BBC reported.
Emergency responders launched a large-scale rescue operation after receiving a distress call at around 11pm local time (0300 GMT Sunday).
According to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, the operation involves both government and privately operated boats searching for the remaining passengers.
Data from VesselFinder shows the 40-metre (131-foot) MV Barima was built in 1939.
Edghill said the ferry was equipped with 250 life jackets, two rigid life rafts and six inflatable life rafts. Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the incident.