Guyana’s government said Monday that 27 bodies have been recovered from a ferry that capsized off the coast over the weekend with 179 people on board.

More than 800 people took part in the multi cultural event which is organised by the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.

Sixty-nine people aboard the MV Barima have been rescued since the vessel flipped over on Saturday night, Phillips told reporters, adding that 83 more remained missing.