More than 200 bodies have been recovered after a crowded ferry sank off Tanzania's coast and some 600 have been rescued, an official said Sunday, figures that indicate the boat was filled beyond capacity.
Relatives had claimed 192 bodies and 28 (...)
Nearly 200 people drowned when an overloaded ferry capsized off east Africa as it sailed from Zanzibar to Pemba island, police said on Saturday.
Fishing boats, tour operators and diving instructors spent the night scouring the sea off the coast of (...)
Survivors of a ferry that capsized off Zanzibar overnight killing at least 192 passengers said the vessel was overcrowded and appeared to be in trouble even before it started its ill-fated voyage, according to Reuters.
Aze Faki Chande, a (...)
