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English forum => Small talk => The Chat Lounge => Topic started by: danny on September 10, 2011, 12:40:16

Title: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: danny on September 10, 2011, 12:40:16

Just seen this on my news feed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400

Hundreds of people are thought to be missing after a ferry sank off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar with more than 500 people onboard.

At least 43 people have died in the disaster, a minister in the semi-autonomous archipelago has said.

Some 260 people are reported to have been rescued.

The MV Spice Islander was travelling between Zanzibar's main island, Unguja, and Pemba, the archipelago's other main island - popular tourist destinations.

"So far we have recovered 43 people who died, but we have rescued 259 survivors," said Mohammed Aboud, Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies, adding that 40 of those rescued were seriously injured.

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

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

The ferry was bringing people back from holiday at the end of Ramadan and many children were on board.

A BBC reporter in Zanzibar says bodies are being washed up on the shore and the authorities are struggling to cope with the disaster.

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: Wave Music on September 10, 2011, 12:47:49

I told you you're moar save on a ship in SSE than on a real ship!

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: danny on September 10, 2011, 12:51:40

@ WM, Show some respect, 163 families have lost someone they loved...

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: Wave Music on September 10, 2011, 12:57:05

I do have respect & the discussed tragedy shows how much it's save to just be at home than on some overloaded ferry in the region where the safety of people's lives is on the bottom of the list of things to care about by the government.

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: MokMok on September 10, 2011, 14:34:41

Overloaded ferries which often capsize due to overloading happen so much unfortunately. Why don't these third world countries take safety into account? And do these ferries also often suffer from bow-, side-, and sterndoors not being watertight?

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: Stuart2007 on September 10, 2011, 15:33:55

It looked a bit of a rough tub anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_070926-N-0000X-003_Guided-missile_destroyer_USS_Stout_(DDG_55)_tows_Tanzanian-flagged_passenger_ferry_Spice_Island_while_in_international_waters_off_the_coast_of_Somalia.jpg

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: danny on September 10, 2011, 22:34:34

Very rough.
Just had a look at the latest news updates, ferry had more than 800 passengers onboard  :o :o

Just got this E-mailed to me by a friend :
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mC2NTQol79A/TmsgQEimuMI/AAAAAAAApmU/p1_hf_-YSqE/s400/316713_10150313754702940_644917939_8040501_322106062_n.jpg)

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: rjwhyte09 on September 10, 2011, 23:32:24

over 800 hundred on that small ship what were they thinking about  :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Title: Re: JUST IN! heavily overloaded Zanzibar ferry has sunk, atleast 163 dead.
Post by: Wave Music on September 10, 2011, 23:48:31

Quote from: rjwhyte09 on September 10, 2011, 23:32:24

over 800 hundred on that small ship what were they thinking about  :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

To get on that ferry from one shore to another.  Why?  ???