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Tanzanian divers stand on the MV Nyerere that overturned as they search for bodies of passengers off the shores of Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania September 22, 2018. (Jackson Njehia/Reuters)
FERRY DISASTERS

On Lake Victoria ferries, passengers pray and hope for the best

The sinking of the MV Nyerere has highlighted the risks for the thousands of residents, forced to use overcrowded or poorly maintained boats

  • Nicolas Delaunay
4 min read
The deadliest such accident in recent decades was in May 1996, when around 800 people died after their ferry sank on the way to Mwanza in Tanzania. (Reuters)
FERRY DISASTERS

Tanzania ferry disaster toll rises to 151

The vessel may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers — double the ferry’s capacity

  • Tristan Mcconnell
4 min read
FERRY DISASTERS

Hundreds missing, four dead in South Korea ferry disaster

A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students, has sank off South Korea’s coast, leaving more than 280 people missing.

  • Sapa Ap
5 min read
By Saturday afternoon
FERRY DISASTERS

Desperate search for missing in Philippines ferry disaster

Philippine rescuers battled stormy weather in the search for 170 people missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank almost instantly.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Dozens dead
BANGLADESH

Dozens dead, missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks

A ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized in Bangladesh on Thursday after colliding with another vessel, killing at least 28 people, police said.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read