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Saturday morning brought closure to a six‑day search after the body of 35‑year‑old Lorenzo Oliver was recovered near Power Boats Ltd in Chaguaramas. Oliver was the last of six people reported missing following a fatal collision of two pleasure craft near Point Cannings on Sunday, November 8 at about 6:30 p.m.The impact tore one vessel apart and sent several passengers into the water. A total of 26 people were injured, while six were initially reported missing. The collision caused extensive damage to the larger craft, leaving crews scrambling to rescue those who had fallen overboard.Hunters Search and Rescue and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard coordinated the operation. After the first body, that of 35‑year‑old Anil Ahyee, was found Thursday at Staubles Bay, four more were recovered over the next two days: Ameer Mohammed (18) off Scotland Bay, Titus Augustine (25) near Gasparee Island, Kieyanna Seechan (17) near Cannings Point, and Jaheem Richards (23) later that afternoon. Oliver’s body was spotted by the Coast Guard and retrieved for forensic examination.Families, many of whom had gathered at Chaquacabana Beach Resort, were relieved to receive confirmation of their loved ones’ deaths. Residents of Point Cumana held a vigil for Seechan, Mohammed and Ahyee, while the Ministry of Public Utilities honored Seechan as a valued OJT member of the community.Seechan’s aunt, Dixie‑Ann Phillip, described her niece as a bright, caring young woman who had plans to study teaching. “What do you call justice? Lives have been lost,” she said. The recovery of all six missing passengers ends the search but leaves families seeking closure and a path forward.
Saturday morning brought closure to a six‑day search after the body of 35‑year‑old Lorenzo Oliver was recovered near Power Boats Ltd in Chaguaramas. Oliver was the last of six people reported missing following a fatal collision of two pleasure craft near Point Cannings on Sunday, November 8 at about 6:30 p.m.
The impact tore one vessel apart and sent several passengers into the water. A total of 26 people were injured, while six were initially reported missing. The collision caused extensive damage to the larger craft, leaving crews scrambling to rescue those who had fallen overboard.
Hunters Search and Rescue and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard coordinated the operation. After the first body, that of 35‑year‑old Anil Ahyee, was found Thursday at Staubles Bay, four more were recovered over the next two days: Ameer Mohammed (18) off Scotland Bay, Titus Augustine (25) near Gasparee Island, Kieyanna Seechan (17) near Cannings Point, and Jaheem Richards (23) later that afternoon. Oliver’s body was spotted by the Coast Guard and retrieved for forensic examination.
Families, many of whom had gathered at Chaquacabana Beach Resort, were relieved to receive confirmation of their loved ones’ deaths. Residents of Point Cumana held a vigil for Seechan, Mohammed and Ahyee, while the Ministry of Public Utilities honored Seechan as a valued OJT member of the community.
Seechan’s aunt, Dixie‑Ann Phillip, described her niece as a bright, caring young woman who had plans to study teaching. “What do you call justice? Lives have been lost,” she said. The recovery of all six missing passengers ends the search but leaves families seeking closure and a path forward.
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