tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83354412828211293172024-03-04T21:49:27.913-08:00fettyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15431700061999039933noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335441282821129317.post-27336657138737420562012-08-11T08:21:00.000-07:002012-08-11T08:21:02.820-07:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15431700061999039933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335441282821129317.post-18052210299280639262012-08-09T04:39:00.000-07:002012-08-09T04:39:05.819-07:00<div class="storyHead">
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Zanzibar ferry disaster: hopes of finding more survivors fade</h1>
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Hopes of finding more survivors were fading today following the capsizing of
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Rescue boats, helicopters and divers searched for any remaining survivors but
hopes were fading fast of finding anyone alive in the submerged wreck.
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Zanzibar has vowed to punish those responsible for the overloading of the MV
Spice islander ferry, which had more than 800 people on board. Nearly 200
perished when the vessel sank.
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Mohamed Aboud Mohamed, Zanzibar minister of state, told a news conference that
the death toll was 197, with 619 survivors. The ferry was loaded with over
200 more people than it was licensed to carry.
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"The government will take stern measures against those found responsible
for this tragedy, in accordance with the country's laws and regulations,"
he said. "We will not spare anyone."
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The accident was the worst maritime disaster in the history of Zanzibar,
Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago and popular tourist destination.
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In 1996, a Tanzanian ferry sank on Lake Victoria with as many as 1,000 aboard.
Only 114 survived.
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The government charged the captain and eight officials with the murder of 615
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The Spice Islander began its voyage in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es
Salaam, where it was loaded with passengers, motor vehicles, bags of food
and cement and other building materials.
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When it reached Zanzibar, also known as Unguja, it took on more passengers and
cargo for the trip to the archipelago's smaller island of Pemba.
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"According to what we've heard so far from survivors, the ship was
overloaded with cargo from Dar es Salaam, which included several vehicles,
cement and iron rods," Police Commissioner Mussa Alli Mussa told
Reuters.
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Some passengers realised they were in danger as the ferry started to tilt
while still in the port and tried to get off. A few succeeded before the
crew pulled up the ladders so the ship could depart.
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"Preliminary investigations show the cause of the accident was
overloading as the vessel passed in heavy tides," said the state
minister, adding that the ship's captain was missing but the chief engineer
was being questioned.
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South Africa Foreign Ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela said National Defence
Force teams were in Tanzania helping with the rescue and Navy corvette SAS
Mendi was already on its way to the east African country.
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Rescue workers admit it is unlikely they will find anyone alive but expect to
recover more bodies. Crowds of relatives and onlookers gathered in Stone
Town on Sunday morning to await news of passengers still missing.
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Zanzibar's President Ali Mohamed Shein will lead special prayers on Monday
night to honour the dead at the Maisara grounds where the bodies were placed
a day earlier.
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Zanzibar residents said ships on the Unguja-Pemba route are notoriously
overcrowded but few are inspected for safety.
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"First of all, the person to be blamed is the government, the whole
government of Zanzibar ... they are still not serious, they need to resign
now," said Safia Juma, who lost relatives in the accident.
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"I think the blame lies on the operators of the vessel, these things have
tonnage limits. We know that he had overloaded the vessel from Tanzania to
Zanzibar," said Zanzibar resident Ali Uledi.
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Four hours after the ferry left on Friday, Abuu Masoud got a call from
relatives as the ferry started to sink. They were among those who perished
in the fast Indian Ocean currents.
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"At around 3 a.m., they told us the vessel had tipped over and they were
standing on its back waiting for assistance," said Masoud, who lost
seven relatives in the accident.
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"They told us there were about 25 to 30 of them who were left standing on
the ship. At around 4 a.m., their phones were not reachable and we haven't
seen or heard from them since."
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Man who lost legs as a child scales Kilimanjaro</h1>
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A man who lost both his legs as a child has become the first to scale Mount
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Spencer West, 31, from Toronto, Canada, reached the summit of the 19,341ft
mountain on Tuesday after trekking for seven days. He climbed most of the
journey on his hands, spending only 20 per cent of the trek in a custom-made
wheelchair when the terrain wasn’t as steep or rocky.
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Mr West had his legs amputated below the knee when he was three-years old due
to a genetic disorder – sacral agenesis. When he was five he had to have the
rest of his legs removed below the pelvis.
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The rare congenital disorder meant the development of his lower spine was
impeded, leaving his legs permanently crossed. Doctors told him he would
never be a normal functioning member of society – a judgment Mr West has
challenged his entire life.
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Mr West, who spent one year training for the expedition, scaled Africa’s
highest peak with his two best friends David Johnson and Alex Meers. The
trio began their hike on June 12, navigating through jungle, snowfield and
deserts, but finally making it to the top at 11.15am on June 20.
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Only 50 per cent of those who attempt the mountain usually make it to the top.
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Schoolchildren in Tanzania are being made to wear a red ribbon on their uniforms to show that they are HIV positive. </h2>
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The headmaster of one of the schools, in the northwest district of Kibaha,
said the unusual move was done at the parents' request to ensure ill pupils
were not made to undertake tasks that might affect their health.
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But campaigners say that revealing another person's HIV status is illegal
under <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tanzania"><b>Tanzanian</b></a>
law and punishable by up to three years imprisonment.
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Around five per cent of the population – some 1.4m people – have HIV in
Tanzania. While the rate is no higher than in most East African countries,
the infection rate for women is higher than for men and it is often
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Mohammed Lukema, head of Kibaha Primary School, said parents had asked for
their children to wear red ribbons if they were infected so they could be
excused from strenuous duties at the rural school, such as sweeping the
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He insisted that they were not judged as a result. "Our school has pupils
who are suffering from various diseases," he told the BBC.
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Warning shots fired to disperse Tunisia protest</h1>
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