GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 53 people have been rescued after a ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized overnight off the coast of Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips told AFP on Sunday.

"(In) a combination of passengers and crew, the number rescued is 53 and it is daylight now so we expect the number to go up," Phillips said by phone.

The ferry was traveling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma and had sent a distress signal at around 11:01 pm Saturday (0301 GMT Sunday), according to government minister Juan Edghill.