GRENADA – On Monday October 12, 2009, the Grenadian Coast Guard towed into harbour a boat named ISLAND PRINCESS, which is registered to someone in Guyana. The empty boat was found drifting in Grenadian territorial waters and was towed into harbour by local coast guard officers. It is believed that the crew was made up of four men: Mahendra Singh called Sunil, Ryan Chin, Rickford Bannister and Titus Buckery Nascimento. The story of the ISLAND PRINCESS is an interesting and fascinating one because the dead and disembowelled bodies of three of the four member crew washed up on the Guyanese shore sometime aback. The boat was reported as missing for some time, the last known location before the signting by the Grenada Coast Guard was the mouth of the Essequibo river on September 26. The fact that the boat has now been found will assist the Guyana authorities in their investigations. It is believed that the gruesome death of the crewmembers aboard the Island Princess and the temporary disappearance of the ship may have some links to the drug trade. A Guyanese newspaper has reported that according to an unnamed source, it was increasingly clear that the vessel had been caught up in a drug transaction which led to the violent murders of the men. Sources said the killings might have been sparked by a dispute. The bodies would have been gutted to ensure that they sank faster. Three bullet-riddled and disembowelled bodies believed to be those of Chin, Singh and Nascimento have so far been discovered at various points in the Essequibo River. The Grenadian authorities have confirmed tha they have found no bodies onboard the vessel and after they have conducted their investigations, the boat will be handed over to the Guyanese authorities to conduct their investigations.