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Gerald
09-10-11, 04:35 AM
Hundreds of people are thought to be missing after a ferry sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar with more than 500 people onboard.

At least 43 people have died in the disaster, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago has said.

Some 260 people are reported to have been rescued.

The MV Spice Islander was travelling between Zanzibar's main island, Unguja, and Pemba, the archipelago's other main island - popular tourist destinations.

"So far we have recovered 43 people who died, but we have rescued 259 survivors," said Mohammed Aboud, Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies, adding that 40 of those rescued were seriously injured.

The ferry left Unguja at around 21:00 (19:00 GMT) and is said to have sank at 01:00 (23:00 GMT).

It was heavily overloaded and some passengers refused to board as a result, survivor Abdullah Saied is quoted as saying by the AP news agency.

The ferry was bringing people back from holiday at the end of Ramadan and many children were on board.

A BBC reporter in Zanzibar says bodies are being washed up on the shore and the authorities are struggling to cope with the disaster.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400


Note: 10 September 2011 Last updated at 09:08 GMT
Torplexed
09-10-11, 05:06 AM
Another overloaded ferry disaster story from the developing world.

Seems you never hear any follow-up prosecution news relating to the ferry owners letting their vessels embark too many passengers out of neglect or greed. Which probably explains why the stories keep coming. :-?
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 05:10 AM
Another overloaded ferry disaster story from the developing world.

Seems you never hear any follow-up prosecution news relating to the ferry owners letting their vessels embark too many passengers out of neglect or greed. Which probably explains why the stories keep coming. :-?

Precisely :yep:
Gerald
09-10-11, 05:11 AM
Yes, unfortunately, according to some "safe" sources, 600 people or more have lost their lives, :nope:
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 05:14 AM
How tragic :nope:
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 06:52 AM
Latest death toll (as of 5 minutes ago) is 107 but local hospital in area say they are expecting many more :-?
Gerald
09-10-11, 07:03 AM
It makes me think of another ferry disaster, which struck hard against countries such as Sweden,m/s Estonia which sank Sept. 28, 1994 .. and there is a wound in my soul forever, as it was personally .. in many ways, forever.
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 02:41 PM
Latest death toll is 187 with 620 rescued:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400
Gerald
09-10-11, 02:45 PM
Well..
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 02:49 PM
Pardon?
Torplexed
09-10-11, 02:49 PM
Latest death toll is 187 with 620 rescued:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400

By this time next month there will probably be another dilapidated overloaded ferry making the same run. :nope: The beat goes on.
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 02:52 PM
By this time next month there will probably be another dilapidated overloaded ferry making the same run. :nope: The beat goes on.

Yes I fear your right...and the poor buggas on it won't have had any choice in using it to get to where they wanted to be I suspect :nope:
Gerald
09-10-11, 02:55 PM
Pardon? Sentence to be out of the mouth, got stuck there, hence the well ....
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 02:57 PM
Sentence to be out of the mouth, got stuck there, hence the well ....

Ah, right...I thought it was a strange response...even from you :O:
Gerald
09-10-11, 03:03 PM
Ah, right...I thought it was a strange response...even from you :O: Right,Steve :haha:
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 05:28 PM
Behave yersel spamman :stare:
Jimbuna
09-10-11, 05:31 PM
Actually......not funny :nope:
Gerald
09-10-11, 08:37 PM
Actually......not funny :nope:No ... it knows no fun, and I'm the postman.
Jimbuna
09-11-11, 06:11 AM
Almost 200 dead now....hopefully that is the end:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14869596
Gerald
09-11-11, 06:12 AM
Yes, :nope: