On October 23, a freight-carrying vessel sank in Suriname’s Corantijn River in the vicinity of the Apoera regional airport, local law enforcement confirmed in official disclosures on October 24. The incident was first reported to the Apoera local police station on the morning of the sinking, after the two people on board the craft escaped unharmed before the vessel fully submerged. The sunken craft, identified as the green-and-grey painted boat ESTER, was en route to Apoera carrying a consignment of goods destined for multiple local residents in the riverside community. According to statements collected from the 53-year-old captain B.R. and his 19-year-old co-captain F.A., who also performed general labor duties aboard the small vessel, the captain noticed water beginning to flood the hull mid-journey, prompting the pair to abandon ship and reach shore safely with no reported injuries or fatalities. Preliminary on-site assessments by local police indicate the ESTER rests on the riverbed between 50 and 100 meters from the nearby riverside embankment. The vessel is registered to 55-year-old local resident L.J. As of the latest update, Apoera police units are continuing a full open investigation to pinpoint the exact root cause of the unexpected flooding and sinking incident, with no additional details about potential salvage operations released to the public as of press time.