Tag Archives: BOAT

Four persons have drowned in the Golinga Dam in the Tolon District while they were returning from farm. The unfortunate incident happened on Saturday, August 12. Confirming the incident to 3news.com, Assemblyman for the Golinga Electoral Area Natogmah Zakariah said seven people were onboard the canoe when the incident happened. “Seven …

Two fishermen lost their lives in the early hours of Thursday, July 27, 2023, while they engaged in a Homowo ritual fishing expedition, sanctioned by the Tema Traditional Council. In a graphic.com.gh report, the incident occurred when a patrol speed boat allegedly rammed into the fishermen’s canoe at the anchorage …

Almost 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning. According to the report, a total of 14 landings were registered. The boats either arrived at the port without help or the people were rescued at sea, off the …

Recovery efforts are continuing for dozens of people believed to still be missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in central Nigeria three days ago, killing at least 106 people. Police told Al Jazeera on Thursday that at least 144 people have been rescued after Monday night’s accident on the Niger …

More than 100 people have died in an accident on the River Niger after the boat capsized early on Monday morning. Eyewitnesses told Al Jazeera that the boat was carrying wedding guests who were returning to Kwara state from a ceremony in nearby Niger State, both in central Nigeria. Al …

Three British tourists were missing and 12 had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire on Sunday off the Egyptian Red Sea coast, Egyptian officials and security sources said. The survivors were brought to safety in the nearby diving resort of Marsa Shagra, about 21km (13 miles) north of …

A tragic incident occurred on the Black Volta in the Savannah Region, resulting in the death of one person and the disappearance of approximately five others, after a boat capsized during a journey from Dorkorchina to Kpandai. The cause of the disaster is believed to be overloading. Mr. Kipo Sulemana, …

Fifteen children drowned and 25 others went missing when a boat they were commuting with capsized on the Shagari River in the north-western part of Nigeria. According to Aliyu Abubakar, a political administrator of the Shagari district who supervised the rescue operation, the children were on their way to collect …

At least 19 refugees and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off the coast of Tunisia while trying to cross the Mediterranean and reach Italy, according to a human rights group. Reports of the deaths came early on Sunday as Italy’s ANSA news agency said more than 2,000 asylum seekers …

An overloaded passengers boat crossing the Ada river to Azizakpe in the Ada East District has capsized with five people including two children feared dead. Rescuers including the Ghana Navy are still working to rescue survivors and retrieve the bodies. The children are two and three months old. The passengers …