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Zanzibar: ferry sank off with 600 people onboard. At least 100 deaths in Tanzania.

Tanzania: 190 deaths after ferry sank off in Zanzibar.

 

At least 100 people died and many other were missing after a ferry with 600 onboard sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar.

259 people, including 60 children, have been rescued, according to Mohammed Aboud, Zanzibar‘s state minister for emergencies. Among them, 40 were seriously injured.

At least 100 people died and many other were missing after a ferry with 600 onboard sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar
At least 100 people died and many other were missing after a ferry with 600 onboard sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar

The ferry, a MV Spice Islander was travelling between Zanzibar’s main island, Unguja, and Pemba, the archipelago’s other main island – popular tourist destinations.

People were coming back from holiday at the end of Ramadan.

The Zanzibar government has set up a rescue centre and called up on all reserves to join the rescue effort and also called for support from other countries, such as South Africa and Kenya.

Zanzibar police commissioner Mussar Hamis said that the survivors were ferried by privately owned fast ferries and brought back to the main harbour in the historic Stone Town.

So far, 100 dead bodies have been recovered, according to BBC.

The ferry was travelling between Zanzibar's main island, Unguja, and Pemba
The ferry was travelling between Zanzibar's main island, Unguja, and Pemba

 

A British tourist in Zanzibar, Catherine Purvis, who waiting for a ferry to take her to the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said she saw lots of bodies being brought out of the water.

“I’m standing at the port in Zanzibar with about 10 other British and American tourists.

“Our ferry has been delayed as they’re using all ferries to rescue the people from the ship.

“People are being carried across in front of us on a drip. There are lots of body bags.”

Local helicopter pilot Captain Neels van Eijk flew over the disaster area.

“We found the survivors holding onto mattresses and fridges and anything that could float. It’s hard to tell the exact numbers, but I’d say there were more than 200 survivors in the water and some bodies too,” he told the BBC.

“By then, there were a few boats that had made their way out. They were looking for survivors, but although the sea wasn’t so rough, the waves were high so it was difficult for them to spot them.

“We flew to the boats and guided them to the survivors so that they could pick them up. There were also quite a few bodies in the water.”

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

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

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