Tag: capsizes
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17 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Barely a month after a ferry passenger boat capsized in Lagos Island enroute Ikorodu, another boat with 17 passengers on board has capsized on Saturday. The incident reportedly occured 20 minutes after the privately owned boat identified as GT Water Line 4 took off at Ebute-Ero enroute Ikorodu Terminal at about 5.15pm. The Lagos State…
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Three dead, five missing as boat capsizes in Lagos
Three people have died and five others missing as boat conveying 20 passengers capzised mid-sea in Lagos on Wednesday night. General Manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel who confirmed the incident, said the agency, at about 7:30pm received a distress call that a 20-capacity passenger boat with 18 passengers and…
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One dead, 19 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
A boat carrying about 20 passengers between the hours of 9.30 am to 10:00 am on Tuesday, capsized in Lagos waters leaving one person dead. A statement by the Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, in Lagos said that 19 passengers were rescued alive while one passenger, a lady, after a…