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Nearly 200 Dead as Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania

Nearly 200 Dead as Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania

An overloaded ferry capsized off east Africa as it sailed from Zanzibar to Pemba island. It was Tanzania’s worst maritime disaster in at least 15 years.

 

Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 37 dead

A triple-deck ferry packed with hundreds of travelers heading home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday....

 

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra ...

 

Police say 40 dead in Vietnamese ferry accident

A small ferry overloaded with passengers sank in central Vietnam on Sunday, killing at least 40 people including seven girls and 27 women.

 

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