Mark Phillips is in the news as a ferry disaster in Guyana prompts a criminal probe. He is a public official/figure, with a background that informs this brief.
A ferry carrying up to 179 people has capsized off Guyana’s Essequibo coast. At least 76 are rescued and authorities fear about 100 may have died, making it the region’s worst maritime tragedy. Divers are salvageing the vessel as a criminal investigation unfolds and survivors describe a chaotic sinking.