boat mishap
13 Mar
Eleven Indonesian fishermen survived after three days at sea clinging to their capsized boat, rescuers said Wednesday as they searched for at least 22 crew still missing after the weekend incident that left two dead. The boat with at least 35 crew capsized on Saturday in waters off the remote Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi…
29 Feb
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has lamented that 75 per cent of the 2,200 boats operating on Lagos waterways are not seaworthy.
9 Jan
A boat mishap has claimed the lives of an infant and 10 other passengers who were travelling to Bonny Island from Ngo in Andoni Local Council of Rivers State. It was gathered that the incident happened on January 8, as 25 passengers boarded a fishing boat around 2 pm but were struck by a heavy…
19 Nov
A boat mishap in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State has led to the death of 10 people on the boat.
31 Oct
Rescuers, yesterday, recovered 17 bodies while 12 persons were rescued from the Taraba boat mishap. The boat capsized on Saturday with over 100 people, mostly local traders, including women and children returning from Mayorenero fish market...
21 Oct
Two children have been confirmed dead while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in a boat mishap that occurred in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger.
12 Sep 2023
The Niger Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Monday said the death toll from Sunday’s boat mishap in Mokwa Local Government Area had risen to 30 from 24. Alhaji Garba Salihu, NSEMA’s acting Director General, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. He said that the agency had…
12 Sep 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure the safety of travellers on waterways. This followed a boat accident that claimed 28 lives in Niger State, on Sunday. Expressing the group’s heartfelt condolences to the families and communities of the victims, National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, prayed for…
12 Aug 2023
Two male adults in a boat that capsized into the Eko Atlantic Ocean by the Eko Hotel and Suites section of the ocean were yesterday rescued alive. The incident, which occurred at 09:12.a.m, saw the deployment of the Oba Oniru Fire Station of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, among other State Emergency Responders, with support of…
27 Jun 2023
The police have recovered three bodies of medical students involved in a boat mishap at the Marina Resort, on Saturday, in Calabar.
26 Jun 2023
The bodies of the three missing Nigeria Medical Students after a boat mishap at the Marina Resort on Saturday in Calabar have been recovered.
25 Jun 2023
Three out of Thirteen Students from Nigeria Medical Students Association (NiMSA) who went on a boat cruise at Marina Resort in Calabar, Cross River State are still missing.