| Some well protected GPS and laser equipment that could have survived,Cheap Jerseys, when the American registered aircraft crashed into a Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara house over a month ago has mysteriously disappeared.This has raised questions of Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)’s ability to competently clear a crash site. And, Digital World Mapping,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, the company “sub-sub-contracted” to execute the lidar aspect of the survey project for the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, is wondering if investigations are ongoing to recover the equipment.On April 13, the twin-engine Piper Aztec, with registration N27-FT, crashed into Florence Tyndall’s house and also burnt a section of her neighbour Michelle Belle’s house. Tyndall escaped unharmed but the owner and pilot of the aircraft, Perrier Angiel and his passenger Canadian Scientist Nick Dmitriev perished.John Vogel,Authentic Jerseys From China, Consultant of Digital World Mapping and an acquaintance of the late Dmitriev, during an interview with this publication, yesterday,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, said that a representative of the company in Guyana had reported the valuable missing equipment to the regulatory body.According to Vogel, it is impossible for this piece of equipment to completely melt during the explosion since it is well protected by an aluminium casing. He opined that had the equipment been onboard when the aircraft exploded there would have been traces. The Consultant related that the company finds it troubling that Dmitriev’s cellular phone was found at the crash site several feet away from the aircraft but the very robust equipment was not recovered.The GCAA is unaware of the equipment which the company claims is missing. According to Paula Mc Adam, GCAA’s Director of Aviation Safety Regulation,Wholesale Jerseys China, who led the technical team that cleared the crash site, there was no evidence of such equipment among the rubble. She concluded that the equipment and its casing must have melted in the crash. She suggested that the company complains to the Guyana Police Force for an investigation of that nature.GCAA’s Director General, Zulficar Mohamed, has denied that a complaint has been lodged with the regulatory body about the missing equipment.Speaking on the insurance aspect of the ill-fated aircraft, Vogel said that Digital World Mapping was “sub-sub-contracted” to execute this part of the project. However, the company is currently looking into the matter and there is no definite position as yet.However, the company is knowledgeable that the aircraft’s insurance was to expire this month and believed that Angiel did take out the third party risk. The insurance would cover the liabilities incurred during the crash. However, the company is pursuing conversation with Angiel Company’s lawyer in Maine.According to GCAA last Thursday, “Approval was given to Digital World Mapping to operate the specific aircraft to conduct a LiDar Survey for the Amaila Hydropower Project. In that approval the operator was advised that the aircraft must be insured against third party risk. Detailed examination, based on information provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the USA has revealed that the insurance coverage for the aircraft did not include coverage for operations in South America.“As a consequence the liability issues resulting from the aircraft crash are viewed as devolving to the charterer of the aircraft.”Mohamed has denied claims that GCAA’s Air Transport Management Department did not inform the Aviation Safety Regulation Department of the aircraft’s presence in Guyana. The lone staffer of the Air Transport Management Department reports directly to Mohamed.However, Mohamed refused to comment on how is it that one month after the crash, the GCAA cannot locate the insurer of the aircraft. He said that GCAA is talking with all the relevant agencies involved and such information cannot be revealed.According to Belle in an interview with this publication yesterday,Jerseys Wholesale, a rank of the Criminal Investigation Department visited her recently and told her to prepare an estimate for the renovation of her property and submit it to Sparendaam Police Station.According to Tyndall, she spoke with Transport Minister Robeson Benn on Monday and he assured her that Government will “look into something and take the matter to Cabinet”. She has already given the police a statement of her losses.The 69-year-old woman said that she suffered millions of dollars in damage because she had items from the good old days to present day. She emphasized her antique furniture and an aquarium with gold fishes. “I don’t think they would repay or believe but you can ask my neighbours I had a comfortable home,” Tyndall said.Tyndall said that she had to fence her yard because persons were going on her property. She heard persons were removing items from among the remaining rubble. She was promised a “No Trespassing” sign. |
