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Dozens Killed As Zanzibar Ferry Capsizes
A ferry carrying more than 250 people has capsized between the east African coast and
the Zanzibar archipelago, killing at least 31 people.
Police commissioner Mussa Ali Mussa said 145 people, including some foreign tourists,
had been rescued but a number remain missing.
The ferry, MV Skagit/Kalama, set sail from mainland Tanzania heading for Zanzibar,
Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands and a popular tourist destination.
Government spokesman Yusuf Chunda said a foreigner was among those killed, but it
was not clear how many others had been on board the vessel.
Earlier, police said the vessel was carrying 250 adult passengers and 31 children when
it capsized near Chumbe island, west of Zanzibar.
Zanzibar police spokesman Mohammed Mhina said many passengers were missing but
added "we don't know how many of them sank with the boat".
Dozens Killed As Zanzibar Ferry Capsizes
A ferry carrying more than 250 people has capsized between the east African coast and
the Zanzibar archipelago, killing at least 31 people.
Police commissioner Mussa Ali Mussa said 145 people, including some foreign tourists,
had been rescued but a number remain missing.
The ferry, MV Skagit/Kalama, set sail from mainland Tanzania heading for Zanzibar,
Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands and a popular tourist destination.
Government spokesman Yusuf Chunda said a foreigner was among those killed, but it
was not clear how many others had been on board the vessel.
Earlier, police said the vessel was carrying 250 adult passengers and 31 children when
it capsized near Chumbe island, west of Zanzibar.
Zanzibar police spokesman Mohammed Mhina said many passengers were missing but
added "we don't know how many of them sank with the boat".
