Managers detained as death toll in Tanzania ferry tragedy rises to 224

Tanzanian security agents and volunteers bury the coffins of containing the bodies of passengers retrieved after MV Nyerere ferry overturned off the shores of Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania September 23, 2018. /REUTERS Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen … Continue reading →

Lake Victoria Tanzania ferry disaster: Survivor found in air pocket

A man has been rescued from a ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two days after it overturned with the loss of at least 207 lives. The engineer, named locally as Alphonce Charahani, reportedly survived in an air pocket inside the MV Nyerere ferry, which capsized near Ukara island on its way from Bugorora … Continue reading →