A Zanzibar official says at least 40 people have died and hundreds are missing after an overloaded ferry sank near Zanzibar off the coast of mainland Tanzania. State minister Mohammed Aboud says the ferry was carrying 600 people Saturday when it capsized and sank between Zanzibar and Pemba Island. At least 250 people have been […]
Tanzanian Ferry Capsizes, Dozens Killed, Hundreds Missing
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 5:26 am (UTC-5)
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Tanzanian Ferry Capsizes, Hundreds Missing
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Tanzanian authorities say hundreds of people are missing after an overloaded ferry sank near Zanzibar. They say the ferry was carrying 600 people from Zanzibar to Pemba Island on Saturday when it capsized and sank. At least 250 people have been rescued so far and several bodies have been recovered. Authorities are searching for more […]
11 Dead, 3 Missing in China Ferry Sinking
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese authorities say a ferry carrying students on a holiday trip has capsized in central China, leaving 11 people dead and at least three missing. Local officials told the state-run Xinhua news agency that nine students and two adults drowned Friday afternoon when the ferry, carrying mostly students, capsized in the Fuyi River in Hunan […]
10 Dead, Several Missing in Indonesia Ferry Sinking
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indonesia say at least 10 people were killed and several are missing after a ferry encountered bad weather and sank off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Saturday. Police say rescuers pulled at least 93 survivors out of the water near the city of Kolaka. Authorities do not know how many people are missing, because […]
Sri Lanka-India Ferry Service Resumes After 25 Years
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Ferry service has resumed between Sri Lanka and India for the first time in more 25 years after it was halted due to the island nation’s civil war. The 1,044-passenger Scotia Prince docked at Colombo’s port Tuesday after leaving the southern Indian port of Tuticorin. The Indian ferry will initially make two trips per week, […]
