Sorry to our neighbours

Very sad indeed, the ferrly was very overloaded, anaother disaster that was preventable!!!

MV Spice's engines started running in 1969. The age is not really an issue but this vessels was a disaster in waiting. It was recently (should be 2009) rescued by a US vessel when it stalled on the unforgiving high seas and you should know the rescue package included a donation of fuel.

But I do wonder, how old are those rusty things plying the Likoni channel. Or rather, how well maintained are they? I have also seen similar rusty vessels in the Lake Victoria and one Mbita Ferry where a loaded fuel tankers are frequently loaded alongside other cars and hundreds of passengers for a 50 minutes ride accross the deep waters of the Lake

I too expected more than just condolences from Zanzibar's neighbours and the Anti-piracy force stationed in the Indian Ocean.