The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard has dispatched assets from its Rescue Co-ordination Center, to assist in locating the remaining bodies of Venezuelan nationals who have gone missing after boarding a vessel from their home country on December 6.

In a statement on Sunday, the TTCG said it received information from Venezuelan authorities indicating that 11 bodies had already been recovered on Saturday from the waters close to the Venezuelan coastal town of Guiria.

Preliminary information suggests that a vessel had departed Guiria on 06 December 2020 with more than 20 persons onboard.

These persons have not been seen or heard from since that day.

The TTCG said checks have indicated that they have not intercepted any vessels coming from Guiria on December 6 or any time thereafter.

Back in 2019, 33 Venezuelans drowned as their boat got into difficulty as they headed to Chaguaramas.

The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard reaffirmed that it continues to provide border security services in the face of the threat of Covid-19 in order to maintain the safety and security of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago through the conduct of maritime security patrols  within our area of operations.