/ 7 June 1999

ELEVEN DROWN ON LAKE VICTORIA

ELEVEN people are feared drowned after an overloaded boat they were sailing in capsized in Lake Victoria early Friday, state-owned Radio Uganda reported on Sunday. The radio said the boat was carrying 16 people and a load of fish heading for Sii landing site in Mukono district, 60km east of the Ugandan capital, but capsized after its engine cut out and a large wave forced it onto some rocks, shattering it completely. Police in the area said they have sent in rescue teams to search for bodies and possible survivors, but none have been recovered. Police said overloading was partly responsible for the tragedy.