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Tanzania:
Showers Praise On Rescuers
Citizen, 11 September 2011
In a bizarre turn of events, the Zanzibar government yesterday said it did not know who owned Mv Spice Islander I which capsized on Friday night killing over 200 people. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Govt Vows to Get to Root of Ferry Tragedy
Citizen, 11 September 2011
The Zanzibar government has said it would conduct a thorough investigation to establish the cause of the ferry accident that killed at least 200 people. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Ill-Fated Ship Was Overloaded, Say Experts
Citizen, 11 September 2011
Hardly had the vessel left for Pemba from Unguja port than some seamen doubted whether it would reach its destination. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Man Loses All His Six Children
Citizen, 11 September 2011
Mr Ali Hamad Kombo is struggling to come to terms with the loss of all his six children in Saturday's disaster.Mr Kombo, a resident of Kinyasini Village in Pemba, had by 4pm… Read more »
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Tanzania:
UN Chief Expresses Sadness After Ferry Disaster
UN News, 11 September 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his profound sadness after a ferry sank yesterday off the coast off Zanzibar, Tanzania, killing almost 200 people. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Day of Shock and Sorrow
Citizen, 11 September 2011
It was a day of sorrow and shock in Tanzania yesterday as 180 people died after a grossly overcrowded ferry capsized off Zanzibar. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Maritime Disasters Hit Tanzania
Citizen, 11 September 2011
Saturday night's tragedy off the coast of Zanzibar is the latest of a string of maritime accidents in Tanzania. In 1996, a similarly overloaded vessel, the MV Bukoba, capsized in… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Grief Sweeps Spice Islands After Ferry Disaster
Daily News, 10 September 2011
GRIEF reigned across the spice islands of Unguja and Pemba yesterday as their residents tried to come to terms with a fatal dawn marine accident at Nungwi, 72 kilometres from… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Zanzibaris Mourn Their Dead
Daily News, 10 September 2011
The Minister of State in the Second Vice- President's Office, Mr Mohammed Aboud Mohammed, appealed on Saturday to all Zanzibaris to exercise patience and calm following a tragic… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Angry Survivors Say Ferry Was Overcrowded
Nation, 10 September 2011
Kenyan President Kibaki has condoled Zanzibar following a ferry tragedy that left 163 people dead Saturday. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Scores Die in Zanzibar Ferry Disaster
RNW Africa, 10 September 2011
At least 163 people died when a ferry capsized off the popular tourist archipelago of Zanzibar, and more than 100 people are still missing, a minister said Saturday. Read more »