Tag: Ferry
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Ferry manager arrested over Lagos boat accident
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the manager of a ferry that capsized on Monday in Lagos has been arrested for alleged negligence and failure to comply with safety regulations.
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71 people die in ferry sinking
At least 71 people died on Thursday in Northern Iraq when the ferry boat they were on sank, a security official said, as rescue operations were ongoing in the Tigris River’s fast-flowing waters. Forty-five others, including 19 children, were saved, Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan told the official Iraqi News Agency. Initially, Col. Hossam Khalil,…
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Four dead, 88 missing as ferry carrying 238 passengers sinks off Philippines
An inter-island ferry carrying 238 passengers and crew has sunk off the north-eastern Philippines after being battered by fierce winds and high seas. At least four people have died and 88 others are missing, officials said. More than 160 were rescued by coastguard ships and fishermen. Coastguard spokesman Armand Balilo said the rescue was launched…