At least 27 dead and 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana

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At least 27 people have drowned after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana. The MV Barima had 133 people listed on board, but the Prime Minister stated that there were likely 179 individuals aboard. Divers are actively searching for the 83 people who remain missing. The ferry's captain and crew members have been taken into police custody after testing positive for cannabis.