Breaking: Hundreds Feared Dead As Ferry Sinks

destiny
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Breaking: Hundreds Feared Dead As Ferry Sinks Sept 10, 2011 11:13:22 GMT 3

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Post by destiny on Sept 10, 2011 11:13:22 GMT 3

Hundreds of people are thought to be missing after a ferry sunk off the coast of Zanzibar with some 600 people onboard.

About 380 people are believed to be missing, local officials say.

At least 220 are reported to have been rescued, they say.

One survivor said the ferry, MV Spice Islanders, was heavily overloaded and sank in an area with heavy currents in deep sea between mainland Tanzania and Pemba Island early on Saturday.

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

Last Edit: Sept 10, 2011 11:15:25 GMT 3 by destiny

But don't look back in anger....

Titchaz Vintage Member "Ayuha al maghururi, ina hadaa duniyah" Posts: 1,787	Breaking: Hundreds Feared Dead As Ferry Sinks Sept 11, 2011 5:23:10 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Titchaz on Sept 11, 2011 5:23:10 GMT 3
	Ab-Titchaz wa Kisauni,Mombasa. Mnyonge mnyongeni na haki yake mpeni.

Titchaz Vintage Member "Ayuha al maghururi, ina hadaa duniyah" Posts: 1,787	Breaking: Hundreds Feared Dead As Ferry Sinks Sept 11, 2011 5:25:59 GMT 3 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Titchaz on Sept 11, 2011 5:25:59 GMT 3
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Breaking: Hundreds Feared Dead As Ferry Sinks Sept 12, 2011 2:05:26 GMT 3

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Post by mank on Sept 12, 2011 2:05:26 GMT 3

Impunity eats us from inside and outside. In the early 90's this was Mtongwe. Hundreds dead in the waters due to overloading. Even with that, overloading in East Africa's waters did not stop. That's impunity. Here we are again. MV Mtongwe all over again. And the air is full of fresh cries. Tomorrow is another day, and ferries will be at work.

Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

Physicist Niels Bohr, 1922 Nobel Prize Winner.

Post by destiny on Sept 10, 2011 11:13:22 GMT 3

Post by Titchaz on Sept 11, 2011 5:23:10 GMT 3

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Post by mank on Sept 12, 2011 2:05:26 GMT 3