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Tanzania: Boat Inspections Ordered After Ferry Disaster

Following a ferry accident that killed at least 100 people, the Zanzibar government has cracked down on sea transport and instructed maritime authorities to inspect all vessels for seaworthiness.

  • Tanzania:   All Vessels to Undergo Inspection

    Daily News, 26 July 2012

    ZANZIBAR government has directed its Maritime Authority (ZMA) to work with Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) to inspect all vessels in Zanzibar so that… Read more »

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  • Tanzania:   Ferry Death Toll Reaches 94

    Daily News, 25 July 2012

    THE death toll in last week's MV Skagit boat accident in Zanzibar reached 94, after 16 more bodies were recovered in different parts of Unguja Island and Bagamoyo in Coast Region. Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Zanzibar Minister Resigns Over Boat Tragedy

    Daily News, 24 July 2012

    ZANZIBAR President Ali Mohamed Shein accepted the resignation of the minister responsible for marine transportation, Mr Hamad Masoud Hamad, over the last Wednesday's ferry boat… Read more »

Tanzania Daily News

A number of politicians have questioned Zanzibar's maritime regulations in the wake of a ferry accident which left 73 dead.

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