It is an all too common story, an overloaded and poorly maintained ferry in an impoverished nation capsizes, drowning many of its passengers. It happens so often it that it is often not reported beyond the local press. This morning at three AM local time, a ferry boat running between Zanzibar and Pemba, Tanzania sank after capsizing. Update #2: 606 of the passengers have been rescued and 192 bodies have been recovered. The ferry was reportedly loaded with twice the allowed weight of cargo. The ferry had an approved passenger capacity of 600 and was carrying close to 800 passengers. This is the third ferry to capsize with a loss of life in the vicinity in the last year.
Ferry disaster in Zanzibar, Tanzania kills hundreds including tourists
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